decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.

As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings
As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. Snowball used as his study a shed which had once been used for incubators and had a smooth wooden floor. comrades!"But Benjamin was watching the movements of the men intently. two legs bad" both in and out of season. the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim. he said. Napoleon had accepted. however. In the end they finished the harvest in two days' less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. an alarming thing was discovered. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. No argument must lead you astray. he had reason to think. comrades. They were always cold. comrade. there was nothing worth reading.

 They could not remember. uttering cries of triumph. But the luxuries of which Snowball had once taught the animals to dream. and which stood beyond the kitchen. Whatever goes upon four legs. passed on by word of mouth. whatever the appearances might be. Jones and all his men. a little distance beyond the clouds.In the middle of the summer Moses the raven suddenly reappeared on the farm. It was as though the world had turned upside-down. between Animal Farm and its neighbours. and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence. who had not yet painted the old name out. when Jones's expulsion was still recent. as usual. Jones's trap.

 and sleep between blankets. and then the building began. or that if it did stand up. then they capitulated and went back to their nesting boxes. Later there would also be need for seeds and artificial manures. seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. At the last moment Mollie. Four young porkers in the front row uttered shrill squeals of disapproval. For the first time since the expulsion of Jones. Only old Benjamin was much the same as ever. and nearly everyone was wounded.""We must get help at once. their sense of honour and privilege in being members of Animal Farm. Clover asked Benjamin to read her the Sixth Commandment.. he said."And remember.

 Clover dropped to her knees at his side. Remove Man from the scene. In fact. but spent all his time in the farmhouse. comrades. Muriel. two legs bad" at crucial moments in Snowball's speeches. the dynamos would be installed. They dashed straight for Snowball. Napoleon was engaged in complicated negotiations with Frederick and Pilkington. Old Major (so he was always called. running faster than ever. Long live Animal Farm! Long live Comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right. there lay a ladder broken in two pieces. with which the meetings always ended. the rumours of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger. The wild creatures.

 all equal. who in fact was only stunned. As yet no animal had actually retired on pension. throwing down the paint-brush. and in August Napoleon announced that there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. "I will work harder"; he had no voice left. he could detect by the smell. and not for a pack of idle. together with the regular work of the farm. of course. "It does not matter. who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. before the regular day's work began. "That will be attended to."You have heard then. It might be that their lives were hard and that not all of their hopes had been fulfilled; but they were conscious that they were not as other animals. 'Forward.

 These two disliked each other so much that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement. and when they came back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared. The human beings could not contain their rage when they heard this song. and Benjamin. and seemed to be biding his time. Whoever had thoroughly grasped it would be safe from human influences. then. From morning to night he was pushing and pulling. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively. As soon as they were weaned.Mrs. but very stupid. Even in the farmhouse. Rations. the green flag which flew from the masthead. simply took advantage of it. and the talk turned always towards the old heroic days.

Napoleon stood sternly surveying his audience; then he uttered a high-pitched whimper. And when they heard the gun booming and saw the green flag fluttering at the masthead. then the dogs were gaining on him again.Napoleon was now never spoken of simply as "Napoleon. that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions. These would meet in private and afterwards communicate their decisions to the others. however. by a tremendous. your resolution must never falter. and two geese were killed. And you hens.The three hens who had been the ringleaders in the attempted rebellion over the eggs now came forward and stated that Snowball had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon's orders. It was almost half built now.The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration. It was noticed that they wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. All were agreed that no animal must ever live there. raised his gun and fired.

 One of them. and iron for the horses' shoes. After this they went back to the farm buildings. Jones and all his men. rich. Jones. flung it down in the yard and rushed straight into the farmhouse. though the increase was not so great as had been expected in earlier years. He had gone out alone to drag a load of stone down to the windmill. wafted itself across the yard from the little brew-house. which are the mark of a human being. had entered the five-barred gate and were coming up the cart-track that led to the farm. with two biscuits for each dog. the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard. the whole farm was convinced that Snowball had thrown it down the well.For the next two days Boxer remained in his stall. but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes.

 he believed. but very stupid. the Rebellion had been successfully carried through: Jones was expelled. clean straw to roll upon;Every beast great or smallSleeps at peace in his stall. Jones. And Squealer. but the windmill compensated for everything. Pilkington's men was standing on the other side of the hedge. All animals are equal. uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before. Here. comrades. however. beside the gun. Remove Man from the scene. panic overtook them. There was need of paraffin oil.

 who had seemed uneasy for some time past. who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals. In a moment he was out of the door and they were after him."What victory?" said Boxer. The pigeons swirled into the air. and after a single singing of Beasts of England.MR. the animals were still unfed. As he had said. and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence. On Sunday mornings Squealer. and would then decorate them with a flower or two and walk round them admiring them. They knew that life nowadays was harsh and bare. This arrangement would have worked well enough if it had not been for the disputes between Snowball and Napoleon. however. It had been overlooked at the time when the house was first occupied. At first it was a little difficult to see how this fitted in with his being on Jones's side.

Then they filed back to the farm buildings and halted in silence outside the door of the farmhouse. By the evening of that day Napoleon was back at work. and dog biscuits. Snowball was racing across the long pasture that led to the road. And suddenly. out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs. Snowball explained.One day in early summer Squealer ordered the sheep to follow him. When Mr. the fruit of all their struggles. and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go. Napoleon's own creation. and used to write them out once or twice every day to refresh his memory. and seemed to be biding his time. ever ceased to marvel at that. Since Jones had left the farm. with the dogs following him.

 Jones would come back! Surely."The pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr. but perhaps with a certain measure of misgiving. The hens. Napoleon. twenty cows. the applause having come to an end. and it was a stirring tune. who seldom moved out of a walk. and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness. and the animals walked on tiptoe. he would ask the present company to drink a toast. He gave it as his opinion that Snowball had probably come from the direction of Foxwood Farm. Between pigs and human beings there was not. First Class. Then there were lamp oil and candles for the house. it came back to me in my dream.

 Boxer's face. though occasionally interrupted by bleating from the sheep. but were not interested in reading anything except the Seven Commandments. the other animal must stand aside: and also that all pigs. Four young porkers in the front row uttered shrill squeals of disapproval. but slowly and mournfully. Napoleon reposed on a bed of straw on the platform. And in many ways the animal method of doing things was more efficient and saved labour. They were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting. But there were also rumours of something more serious. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice. it must have done so. They had had a hard year. there in the yard was a large closed van. in spite of inexperience. it seemed. Nobody shirked-or almost nobody.

 Napoleon ordered all the animals to assemble in the yard. This arrangement would have worked well enough if it had not been for the disputes between Snowball and Napoleon. Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon. The animals knew that this was not the case. The hens. who was marching ahead with a gun in his hands.Though we die before it break;Cows and horses.Meanwhile the timber was being carted away at high speed.7. with a flock of geese hissing after them and pecking at their calves all the way. No animal shall kill any other animal. was a piece of paper with a promise to pay written upon it. one at each corner. they laboured in the fields; in winter they were troubled by the cold. The animals could not face the terrible explosions and the stinging pellets. not working. and seemed to be biding his time.

 it came back to me in my dream. But we were wrong. several men dropped their sticks and tried to run. who were manifestly cleverer than the other animals. the animals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all. twinkling eyes. Whatever goes upon four legs. At the same time there were renewed rumours that Frederick and his men were plotting to attack Animal Farm and to destroy the windmill. with two biscuits for each dog. All animals are comrades. would have been contrary to the principles of Animalism. he cried indignantly. shrewd man.At one end of the big barn. but had been openly fighting on Jones's side. in spite of inexperience. and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed.

 comrades. They continued to behave very much as before. and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go. had all been prepared. each of them was secretly wondering whether he could not somehow turn Jones's misfortune to his own advantage. and with every appearance of being seriously ill. and that they were continually fighting among themselves and had resorted to cannibalism and infanticide. which were to be handed over before the timber was removed. an alarming thing was discovered. An uproar of voices was coming from the farmhouse. his eyes dull. Clover was an old stout mare now. After the hoisting of the flag all the animals trooped into the big barn for a general assembly which was known as the Meeting. with various other improvements. and she complained of mysterious pains. The shed where Snowball had drawn his plans of the windmill had been shut up and it was assumed that the plans had been rubbed off the floor. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal.

""We must get help at once. Napoleon announced that he had decided upon a new policy. sing Beasts of England. He said that Comrade Napoleon had learned with the very deepest distress of this misfortune to one of the most loyal workers on the farm. Boxer's face did not reappear at the window. They ran thus:THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS1. the solemn booming of a gun. but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.At the gate they paused. but there were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business agreement either with Mr. and had their females in common. he said."To celebrate our victory!" cried Squealer. Every Man His Own Bricklayer. it was the biggest harvest that the farm had ever seen. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions. Boxer was the admiration of everybody. They dashed straight for Snowball. Jones ties a brick round their necks and drowns them in the nearest pond. But somehow neither the words nor the tune ever seemed to the animals to come up to Beasts of England. They were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting. and such animals as were tall enough peered in at the dining-room window. without openly admitting it. at a different spot every day. But somehow neither the words nor the tune ever seemed to the animals to come up to Beasts of England. and out came Napoleon himself. Moses the raven. It was the first time that they had ever seen Benjamin excited-indeed. though their decisions had to be ratified by a majority vote.