ANIMAL FARM BY GEORGE ORWELL

(Today I read the next 27 pages of Animal Farm.)

The animals worked like slaves that year but were happy to work as they knew the benefit was for themselves and not stolen by them by their wicked master. Napoleon announced there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. The harvest was a little less successful than previous year. Also the construction of the windmill was facing several difficulties. The construction was a slow labourios process. Boxer used to work the hardest. Then Napoleon one morning announced that Animal Farm had to engage in trade with neighbouring farms in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently needed. Mr Whymper a man was arranged in order to act as an intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world. As usual Beasts of England was sung after the meeting and the animals dismissed. But the animals could remember that not egaging in trade and using money wasn't they the earlier resolutions passed in the triumphant meeting after Jones was defeated? This is the point when Squealer came and convinced the animal and reminded them that there was no such record or proof of such a rule existing.

Every Monday Mr Whymper visited the farm and the animals looked at him with hate and maintained distance. He realized Animal Farm would soon need a broker. The pigs started sleeping in beds which was strictly against the fourth commandment. But when the animals went to see the wall in which the commandments were written, they say two new words in the end. It read - No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. Squealer convinced the animals it was like that fro the very start. November came raging with South West winds. The Windmill was destroyed by the wind as it had thin walls. The next Morning the animals noticed the windmill. Napoleon appeared secured with his nine dogs and snuffed here and there. He shouted,"Snowball! Snowball has done it!" The animals were surprised. Squealer told them that Snowball had done it to seek revenge. Their hate for Snow ball grew even more.

In January food felt short. So Napoleon snatched the eggs the hens had laid and sold them.The hens protested and refused to give any more eggs. So Napoleon stopped giving food to the hens. Nine hens died because of this. Mr Whymper was told nothing about this as he would inform the outside world about the killings and violence in Animal Farm. Snowball was rumored to be hiding in one of the neighbouring farms. It happened that there was a pile of timber in the yard. Mr Pilkington and Mr Frederick both were eager to buy it. One afternoon Napoleon ordered all the animals to assemble. Napoleon came out surrounded by his nine ferocious dogs. Napoleon stood their surveying his audience and then uttered a high pitched squeal. At this point the dogs seized four pigs by the throat and dragged them to Napoleon. The pigs were bleeding. They confessed that they collaborated in destroying the mill and worked for Snowball, at this point the dogs tore their throat out. Many other animals were ordered to confessed their crimes and were killed on the spot. The remaining animals were shocked.

Clover was in tears. She said to herself,"This was not what we had dreamed of years ago. Since Jones had left not even a mouse had been killed.This was not what Major would have expected. A lot has changed since the rebellion and the past years. Our dream was a society full of happiness where there was plenty of food and no hunger and torture. These killings were totally unexpected.

{No animal shall kill any other animal without cause} The commandment now read.

Napoleon then informed everyone that Beasts of England was now forbidden to sing. Since it was the song of the rebellion and now the rebellion has been achieved and there was no need for the song now. There was a new song given to sing in the Sunday afternoons. Squealer kept convincing everyone that food production was at its peak and it was increasing. The animals could not argue since they did not remember the conditions before the Rebellion. Frederick of Foxwood was hated by every animal. They got to know that he killed a dog by throwing it onto the furnace, flogged a horse to death and starved his animals. But to their surprise the timber was being sold to Frederick. Next morning there was another surprise. The money notes were fake.