← At last they could stand it no longer. One of the cows broke in the door of the store−shed with her horn and all the animals began to help themselves from the bins. 🔊
← It was as though they had never seen these things before, and even now they could hardly believe that it was all their own. 🔊
← But the pigs were so clever that they could think of a way round every difficulty. 🔊
← And the behaviour of the cat was somewhat peculiar. It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found. 🔊
← It was always the pigs who put forward the resolutions. The other animals understood how to vote, but could never think of any resolutions of their own. 🔊
← Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement: whatever suggestion either of them made, the other could be counted on to oppose it. 🔊
← None of the other animals on the farm could get further than the letter A. 🔊
← The earth was like iron, and nothing could be done in the fields. Many meetings were held in the big barn, and the pigs occupied themselves with planning out the work of the coming season. 🔊
← (How these were to be procured, Snowball did not say.) But he maintained that it could all be done in a year. 🔊
← The animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one who was speaking at the moment. 🔊
← Now that Snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference. 🔊
← They could only be traced for a few yards, but appeared to lead to a hole in the hedge. 🔊
← The animals carried on as best they could with the rebuilding of the windmill, well knowing that the outside world was watching them and that the envious human beings would rejoice and triumph if the mill were not finished on time. 🔊
← For a long time the quarry was full of snowdrifts and nothing could be done. 🔊
← Finally he said: "I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. 🔊
← The animals could not face the terrible explosions and the stinging pellets, and in spite of the efforts of Napoleon and Boxer to rally them, they were soon driven back. 🔊
← And in rebuilding it they could not this time, as before, make use of the fallen stones. 🔊
← However, Benjamin and Clover could only be with Boxer after working hours, and it was in the middle of the day when the van came to take him away. 🔊
← What could be happening in there, now that for the first time animals and human beings were meeting on terms of equality? 🔊
← Mr. Pilkington had referred throughout to "Animal Farm." He could not of course know−for he, Napoleon, was only now for the first time announcing it−that the name "Animal Farm" had been abolished. 🔊