Animal Farm By: George Orwell

Word Count: 975

The oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, gathered all the farm animals into the barn. He
told them of a dream he had about one day animals ruling the world. He said there was to be a
rebellion in the farm against their cruel farmer, Mr. Jones. Old Major did not know when the
rebellion was to take place but he knew it would be soon. He taught the barnyard a song called
Beasts Of England. This song riled the animals up about the rebellion.
Three nights later Old Major died. There were pigs to take his place though. They were
Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer. They called Old Majors teachings "Animalism." After Old Major
died the animals did not think that much of the rebellion as they used to. Two horses did not like
the idea. They were Clover and Mollie. The other horse, Boxer, listened to what ever his leader
said. The pigs also had trouble with the farmer's tame raven, Moses. Moses said that the rebellion
was not a good idea. One day however, the rebellion did happen. After the animals had the farm
secure, they made laws called the Seven Commandments. They were like our ten commandments.
Then they renamed the farm from Manor Farm to Animal Farm.
The pigs learned to read and write by looking at books in the farmhouse. They also learned
many other things. The animals had to work even harder than before. They had to harvest the
fields without any tools. The animals were still happy anyway because they were free from the
farmers rule. An old donkey named Benjamin was unchanged after the rebellion. They had sort of
what was like council meetings. Napoleon and Snowball were most active in the debates. They
made committees to teach the animals how to read and write. Napoleon found that two dogs,
Jessie and Bluebell, gave birth to six sturdy puppies. He took them away to the barn loft where no
one could reach them but him. He was going to teach them himself. The cows were milked and the
pigs took the milk for themselves. They said they needed it for their brains to work properly. They
also said this about the ripen apples that fell. The pigs say that they need a certain thing to function
many times throughout the novel.
By the end of summer, the news about Animal Farm had spread throughout the country.
Napoleon sent pigeons out to other farms in the area trying to rile them up to rebel. People around
Animal Farm thought it would only last a little while but when they found out their animals were
showing signs of rebelling, they came to the decision of attacking the farm. The strike force
included twelve men, the former farm hands, and Mr. Jones who had a rifle. As the men
approached the animals struck and won. The attack was lead by Snowball. They raised a flag and
gave awards to those who deserved it. People were beginning to realize that Animal Farm was a
real threat.
In the winter Mollie left and went to another farm. Snowball proposed to build aThis is ONLY a preview of the article. If you would like to view the entire document, you must subscribe to Electronic References. Please register below now!

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