tail hanging limply behind him.

" he said quietly
" he said quietly. Even Boxer. and all the usual replacements such as tools. above the Seven Commandments and in bigger letters When they had once got it by heart. in fact. In desperation the animals began appealing to the two horses which drew the van to stop. I give you a toast: To the prosperity of Animal Farm!"There was enthusiastic cheering and stamping of feet. and all the animals broke into a gallop and rushed into the yard. The banknotes were forgeries! Frederick had got the timber for nothing!Napoleon called the animals together immediately and in a terrible voice pronounced the death sentence upon Frederick. shrewd man. Once again it was being put about that all the animals were dying of famine and disease.Curiously enough.-otherwise nothing in the house was touched. Then they sang Beasts of England from end to end seven times running. never growing tired of it. a paint-brush. D.

"But at this moment the three cows. pass on this message of mine to those who come after you. Not even a rat had been killed. and various new buildings had been added to it. Napoleon was a large. To see him toiling up the slope inch by inch. This was run up the flagstaff in the farmhouse garden every Sunday 8. The animals rushed to the top of it and gazed round them in the clear morning light. And in his spare moments.Meanwhile life was hard. Animal Farm. Transporting the stone when it was once broken was comparatively simple. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence. Yes. and as soon as they were so covered. there was no doubt as to which way the vote would go. Napoleon took them away from their mothers.

 half frightened to go on but Clover led the way in.The mystery of where the milk went to was soon cleared up." In the late summer yet another of Snowball's machinations was laid bare. kicked. by emphasising once again the friendly feelings that subsisted. Then they made a tour of inspection of the whole farm and surveyed with speechless admiration the ploughland. He saw ahead of him the heavy labour of rebuilding the windmill from the foundations."Meanwhile Frederick and his men had halted about the windmill. but I am almost certain I saw this-he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose.YEARS passed. and. it seemed to the animals that they did remember it.""And shall I still be allowed to wear ribbons in my mane?" asked Mollie. and a young pig named Pinkeye was given the task of tasting all his food before he ate it. He snuffed in every corner. This was a wickedness far outdoing Snowball's destruction of the windmill. And then.

 however. and.""We must get help at once. produced by themselves and for themselves. which was composed by Minimus and which ran as follows:Friend of fatherless!Fountain of happiness!Lord of the swill-bucket! Oh. he said. F. and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner. prancing round them and stamping the earth with his small hoofs. The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white. what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them. It was not for this that they had built the windmill and faced the bullets of Jones's gun. especially as they could no longer remember very clearly what conditions had been like before the Rebellion. comrades. making little nervous skips.He had only one criticism. They were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting.

 certainly. In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields. and then reappear at meal-times. Whymper. was to be ploughed up. From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighbouring farms: not. the rumours of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger. The work of teaching and organising the others fell naturally upon the pigs. and all the usual replacements such as tools. They all declared contemptuously that his stories about Sugarcandy Mountain were lies. mistaken ideas had been current. He walked heavily round the shed. he said. By the evening of that day Napoleon was back at work. and the deep love he bore to all animals everywhere. even as things were. In the evenings he would admit privately to Clover that the hoof troubled him a great deal.

 "Under the guidance of our Leader. of course. and it would also be necessary to begin saving up again for the machinery for the windmill. such as the animals had never smelt before. On the same day it was given out that fresh documents had been discovered which revealed further details about Snowball's complicity with Jones. no animal had killed another animal. and the rebuilding of the windmill. it was always discovered that he had forgotten A. told the sheep to stay where they were. and the barrel of beer in the scullery was stove in with a kick from Boxer's hoof. This was run up the flagstaff in the farmhouse garden every Sunday 8. to Napoleon's feet. the object of which was to celebrate the struggles and triumphs of Animal Farm. The two with the hammer and the crowbar were drilling a hole near the base of the windmill. had entered the five-barred gate and were coming up the cart-track that led to the farm. for the harvest was an even bigger success than they had hoped. And again.

 usually Squealer. rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn. with his nine huge dogs frisking round him and uttering growls that sent shivers down all the animals' spines. nimble movements. There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm. Boxer. there was the question of the defence of the farm. and the rest he keeps for himself. and suddenly remembering the glorious thing that had happened. who settled down in the straw immediately in front of the platform. The pigeons who were still sent out to spread tidings of the Rebellion were forbidden to set foot anywhere on Foxwood. and usually hungry as well. continued to circulate in vague and distorted forms. things had been better or worse than now. He was deceived. After a moment.

 huddling together. Almost immediately the footprints of a pig were discovered in the grass at a little distance from the knoll. beasts of Ireland. they had no more to say. they secretly trembled. He turned to go. with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays. told the sheep to stay where they were. Gradually the plans grew into a complicated mass of cranks and cog-wheels. far too big to be used as they were. slipped through a hole in the hedge and was seen no more. comrades. cows. the only Berkshire on the farm. there was something resembling a rebellion. with the nine young dogs forming a semicircle round them. comrade.

 and on the next day it was learned that he had instructed Whymper to purchase in Willingdon some booklets on brewing and distilling. Comrade Napoleon. then that it would never work. one at each corner. Forward. comrade!" as the case might be. comrades!" cried Napoleon. the donkey. Jones's clothes out of the wardrobes and put them on. everyone. and the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep. flung it down in the yard and rushed straight into the farmhouse. The animals were happy as they had never conceived it possible to be. "is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. kept the flies off him with his long tail. They had thought the Fifth Commandment was "No animal shall drink alcohol. they flung themselves upon their tormentors.

 It was mixed every day into the pigs' mash. Jones. But the problem the animals could not at first solve was how to break up the stone into pieces of suitable size. he said. It was fully realised that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr. that they accepted his explanation without further questions. But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep. And so. Now that Snowball was out of the way. argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production. Alone among the animals on the farm he never laughed. and the animals could not feel so hopeful about it as they had felt before. They saw that they were in danger of being surrounded. and set the animals free. came skipping towards them. Her coat was newly clipped and she wore a scarlet ribbon round her forelock. and Electricity for Beginners.

 every inch of it their own property-appeared to the animals so desirable a place. though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand.Yes. it was not for this that she and all the other animals had hoped and toiled. This would light the stalls and warm them in winter.There was much discussion as to what the battle should be called. "You do not imagine. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. the unalterable law of life. There were fifteen men. Boxer was an enormous beast."I thought so. exhausting effort-for the harvest had to be gathered at almost the same time-the windmill was finished. Snowball also threw on to the fire the ribbons with which the horses' manes and tails had usually been decorated on market days. The dogs saw to it that these orders were carried out. and Pincher were dead. two legs bad!" and keep it up for hours on end.

 Napoleon had really been in secret agreement with Frederick. get out!" But the van was already gathering speed and drawing away from them. For myself I do not grumble. three sheep. Mollie. and were at pains not to tread on the chalk marks. and D. and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted. Clearly this song has no longer any purpose. not much of a talker. he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving. properly regarded.Silent and terrified. I give you a toast: To the prosperity of Animal Farm!"There was enthusiastic cheering and stamping of feet. 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. and from man to pig. At heart. and we will build all through the winter. and set the animals free. who settled down in the straw immediately in front of the platform. for any commercial purpose.

 to Napoleon's feet. whisking his tail and beaming with satisfaction. and the next moment all the animals together were chasing them round and round the yard. but slowly and mournfully. As usual. that they had collaborated with him in destroying the windmill. he said. you do not want Jones back?"Once again this argument was unanswerable. After this they went back to the farm buildings. the dogs whined it. All the pigs were in full agreement on this point.""Ah. Squealer was sent to make the necessary explanations to the others.Out of spite. as surely as I see this straw beneath my feet. Why. he was with difficulty got on to his feet. Clover dropped to her knees at his side. bitter battle. he lurched across the yard. No one noticed the wondering faces of the animals that gazed in at the window.

 Willingdon. no other animal had ever left the farm. he was strolling across the yard. The pigeons swirled into the air. and in a couple of minutes every animal was at his post. and there were some violent debates." These were large sheets of paper which had to be closely covered with writing. evidently in order to drink a toast.Wheat and barley.Nevertheless. Napoleon was so gratified that he left his place and came round the table to clink his mug against Mr. that the terrified neighing of a horse sounded from the yard. It was only his appearance that was a little altered; his hide was less shiny than it had used to be. Clover. and they sang it three times over-very tunefully. was in charge of the defensive operations. Tomorrow Frederick's wagons would arrive and begin carting it away. The reins. he might expect to live another three years. it was always discovered that he had forgotten A. but perhaps with a certain measure of misgiving.

 do not adopt his vices. Jones had spent sitting in the taproom of the Red Lion at Willingdon. Even so. Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate. it was the first time that anyone had ever seen him gallop. rushed forward and prodded and butted the men from every side. A Mr. was inscribed on the end wall of the barn."Here Squealer's demeanour suddenly changed. Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial."Meanwhile Frederick and his men had halted about the windmill. speaking very slowly and firmly. and nothing could be done in the fields. Even Boxer was vaguely troubled. which had been disused in Jones's time. by chasing him round and round a bonfire when he was suffering from a cough. all the animals dispersed. Frederick. But at this moment the four pigeons. They were fine upstanding beasts. A deputation of neighbouring farmers had been invited to make a tour of inspection.

 comrades. Rumours of a wonderful farm. but the dogs were close on his heels. The animals distrusted Pilkington. and all the sheep.As for the pigs. However. too. It had spread with astonishing speed. The windmill was. Hitherto the animals had had little or no contact with Whymper on his weekly visits: now." he said. must surrender their eggs. Kennels Supplied. that is different!" said Boxer. besides instituting classes in reading and writing. Napoleon then led them back to the store-shed and served out a double ration of corn to everybody. walking slowly and dejectedly. In the autumn the four sows had all littered about simultaneously. and after the sale of part of the hay and corn. She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane.

 Only old Benjamin professed to remember every detail of his long life and to know that things never had been. But Napoleon was too clever for him. Rumours of a wonderful farm. and a whole flock of geese and hens-everyone. Pilkington's before emptying it. Jones. and all the humbler animals set to work to learn the new maxim by heart. Going back. that any of the old suspicions still lingered. Jones will sell you to the knacker. the animals were required to file past the skull in a reverent manner before entering the barn. Even the stupidest of them had already picked up the tune and a few of the words. you do not want Jones back?"Once again this argument was unanswerable. or engage in trade. more processions. To see him toiling up the slope inch by inch. the stones they had broken and carried so laboriously scattered all around. but the structure was completed. the long working hours. while the hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise when the human race had been finally overthrown. his tail hanging limply behind him.