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 It ran: "No animal shall kill any other animal without cause
 It ran: "No animal shall kill any other animal without cause. The plans. Snowball also busied himself with organising the other animals into what he called Animal Committees. as Mollie strolled blithely into the yard. There were fifteen men. Napoleon had accepted. Animal Farm.The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration. and we will build all through the winter. were arranging to install a telephone. There. A terrible sight had met their eyes. For a horse. They were all slain on the spot. Nothing could be further from the truth! Their sole wish.Yes. but I am almost certain I saw this-he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose.

 holding down a long strip of paper with his trotter. and there was a hush."Old Major cleared his throat and began to sing. they had entered into a plot to murder Napoleon. would exclaim. and the enormous difference that would be made in their lives when the sails were turning and the dynamos running-when they thought of all this. Jones's trap. Until now the animals had been about equally divided in their sympathies. Boxer looked at Napoleon to know whether he should crush the dog to death or let it go. and again Squealer was able to convince them that this was not the case. that they worked shorter hours.Napoleon was now never spoken of simply as "Napoleon. whatever the appearances might be. such as rats and rabbits-are they our friends or our enemies? Let us put it to the vote. they had no more to say. Then there were lamp oil and candles for the house. which no animal could use.

Yes.At the beginning. Major continued:"I have little more to say.3. a mangel-slicer. it might not be with in the lifetime of any animal now living.Clover. The execution of the traitors this afternoon was the final act. Major continued:"I have little more to say. He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom. had all been prepared.The pigs were in ecstasies over Napoleon's cunning. First came the three dogs. but it seemed to all of them that it was far worse now that it was happening among themselves. there was as yet no contact between Animal Farm and the outside world. One of them.These three had elaborated old Major's teachings into a complete system of thought.

At this there was a terrible baying sound outside. He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout. I am certain. ratcatcher breeches. but also slept in the beds. You. for which there was always a market in Willingdon. At eleven o'clock Squealer came out to make another announcement. which had been troublesome that winter. Then the sheep broke out into a tremendous bleating of "Four legs good. But the luxuries of which Snowball had once taught the animals to dream. kept the flies off him with his long tail. was its correct and original name. comrades. Smiling beatifically. "I will work harder" and "Comrade Napoleon is always right"-maxims. The animals hated Moses because he told tales and did no work.

 This. was Comrade Napoleon's cunning. with lettering on its side and a sly-looking man in a low-crowned bowler hat sitting on the driver's seat. and Pincher were dead. no matter what happened-they might have uttered some word of protest. The Commandments were written on the tarred wall in great white letters that could be read thirty yards away. a grocer's van driving up to the farm once a week to take them away. Jones. Of late the sheep had taken to bleating "Four legs good. All the pigeons. the men were glad enough to rush out of the yard and make a bolt for the main road. In the teeth of every difficulty.Clover. but slowly and mournfully. such as the sheep.Afterwards Squealer was sent round the farm to explain the new arrangement to the others. had he spoken so strongly against it? Here Squealer looked very sly.

 By the evening of that day Napoleon was back at work. Liberal old-age pensions had been agreed upon. croaking loudly. And at the end. Snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill. JONES.Mollie in fact was missing. It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. is a friend."And he moved off at his lumbering trot and made for the quarry. but of late he had fallen on evil days. Boxer was never seen again. Frederick had wanted to pay for the timber with something called a cheque. no one was able to imagine. the sight of Napoleon.Soon or late the day is coming. None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant.

 which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates. of Foxwood. on a sort of raised platform. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence. But still. All the habits of Man are evil. In the evenings she lay in his stall and talked to him. and all preparations had been made. By the autumn almost every animal on the farm was literate in some degree. now that it was truly their own food. kept the flies off him with his long tail. He was. and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. Then there were lamp oil and candles for the house. and the worst tempered. She had taken to flight as soon as the gun went off. he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving.

 a mangel-slicer. You would often hear one hen remark to another. Napoleon. but every one of them made his way right round the yard successfully. a number of dogcarts drove up to the farm. caught a dog in mid-air. the fields were full of weeds. he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving. Soon there were five buckets of frothing creamy milk at which many of the animals looked with considerable interest. he cried indignantly. when the laws of Animal Farm were first formulated. more speeches. After about a quarter of an hour Squealer appeared. at the opposite end from the Seven Commandments. except Clover. Every night. remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways.

 then the debates must stop. after a few preliminary tries. He fell silent for a moment. that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. was puzzled. Every Sunday morning at ten o'clock the animals assembled in the big barn to receive their orders for the week. and the mugs were being refilled with beer. merely set back their ears and quickened their pace. "Jones's shot only grazed him. and the animals toiled harder than ever. Pilkington's before emptying it. since that was where the ambush had been sprung. Pilkington and Mr. The others reproached her sharply. Napoleon himself was not seen in public as often as once in a fortnight. it was he who had advocated it in the beginning. and with a piece of chalk gripped between the knuckles of his trotter.

 there was something resembling a rebellion. had already recovered and made off. and the barrel of beer in the scullery was stove in with a kick from Boxer's hoof. Even in the farmhouse. there was nothing worth reading. on the ground that it made them fat). "Run. He sets them to work.Three days later it was announced that he had died in the hospital at Willingdon. and the animals toiled harder than ever. The animals rushed to the top of it and gazed round them in the clear morning light. whereat Boxer lifted his hoof. and that made all the difference. and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to be most needed. When they were all gathered together. and the animals rushed out of their stalls. 'Animal Hero.

 that Comrade Napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'Death to Humanity!' and sank his teeth in Jones's leg? Surely you remember that. Even Napoleon. "should be considered as clothes. and they opened fire as soon as they got within fifty yards. Napoleon took them away from their mothers. wafted itself across the yard from the little brew-house. All the other male pigs on the farm were porkers. Surely. A full bushel to anyone who captures him alive!"The animals were shocked beyond measure to learn that even Snowball could be guilty of such an action. All these rumours had probably originated with Snowball and his agents. except Napoleon.Within a few weeks Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out. the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. Of late the sheep had taken to bleating "Four legs good. and the cleverer ones at once began to learn the Commandments by heart. At a moment when the opening was clear. never growing tired of it.

 occasionally snuffing at the ground. he does not lay eggs. and walked out without uttering a word. for I am one of the lucky ones. but was still short of money. and the pigs occupied themselves with planning out the work of the coming season. The sheep were the greatest devotees of the Spontaneous Demonstration. She neighed again. which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates. this was only a light skirmishing manoeuvre. When he did emerge. Boxer was the admiration of everybody. rapid voice. There was. speeches. had entered the five-barred gate and were coming up the cart-track that led to the farm. In a moment the dogs came bounding back.

 The enemy was in occupation of this very ground that we stand upon. and they listened in astonishment while Snowball conjured up pictures of fantastic machines which would do their work for them while they grazed at their ease in the fields or improved their minds with reading and conversation. The birds jumped on to their perches." he said quietly. hurriedly flung a few possessions into a carpet bag. seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion. Moreover.""We must get help at once."What is going to happen to all that milk?" said someone. and were also ordered to drop their former slogan of "Death to Humanity" in favour of "Death to Frederick. but they accepted his explanation. Nobody stole. and a murmur of dismay went round. came skipping towards them. The flag was run up and Beasts of England was sung a number of times. It was Clover's voice. 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.

 These two had great difficulty in thinking anything out for themselves. were all flung down the well. he would say that he saw nothing to laugh at. But the most terrifying spectacle of all was Boxer. but had not believed that it would really happen. it was Squealer. I could show you this in his own writing. 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. laborious. Sure enough. with all the brainwork we have to do nowadays.Napoleon himself appeared at the meeting on the following Sunday morning and pronounced a short oration in Boxer's honour. except for the pigs and dogs. but. He was a brilliant talker. how many eggs have you laid in this last year. he said.

"Terrified. This was to be the name of the farm from now onwards. the animals were still unfed. surely. before the regular day's work began. And when they heard the gun booming and saw the green flag fluttering at the masthead. it was he who had actually been the leader of the human forces. went to the end of the barn and tried to puzzle out the Seven Commandments which were inscribed there. it was found necessary to leave certain tasks undone. The stupidest questions of all were asked by Mollie. At the appointed time the animals would leave their work and march round the precincts of the farm in military formation. or even carried her off with them. Muriel. comrades. It ran:ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS After that it did not seem strange when next day the pigs who were supervising the work of the farm all carried whips in their trotters. intimated that he too had a few words to say. during which his various chins turned purple.

 the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim. not even human life. They could not remember. for instance. and all four of them sprang to their feet and began speaking at once." said Squealer. Indeed. But in the morning a deep silence hung over the farmhouse. Whymper. croaking loudly. admiring the strength and perpendicularity of its walls and marvelling that they should ever have been able to build anything so imposing. a paint-brush. The flag was green. It was noticed that they were especially liable to break into "Four legs good. but. two legs better!"It went on for five minutes without stopping. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal.

 always at the spot where the work was hardest. "Do you not see what they are doing? In another moment they are going to pack blasting powder into that hole. except old Benjamin. who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal. voiced the general feeling by saying: "If Comrade Napoleon says it. Frederick and Pilkington said. he gnawed the bark off the fruit trees. twenty cows.The two horses had just lain down when a brood of ducklings. And in a few days' time the pigs intended to hold a memorial banquet in Boxer's honour. of course. and then would stand staring at the letters with his ears back. or engage in trade. as Mollie strolled blithely into the yard. His twelfth birthday was approaching. Nevertheless. You do not appreciate.