← As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. 🔊
← It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way. 🔊
← The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals. 🔊
← Here the work of the coming week was planned out and resolutions were put forward and debated. 🔊
← The animals had assumed as a matter of course that these would be shared out equally; one day, however, the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness−room for the use of the pigs. 🔊
← Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on neighbouring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion, and teach them the tune of Beasts of England. 🔊
← 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. 🔊
← According to Snowball, they must send out more and more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the animals on the other farms. 🔊
← In a moment he was out of the door and they were after him. Too amazed and frightened to speak, all the animals crowded through the door to watch the chase. 🔊
← Now that Snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference. 🔊
← In the morning the animals came out of their stalls to find that the flagstaff had been blown down and an elm tree at the foot of the orchard had been plucked up like a radish. 🔊
← Nine hens had died in the meantime. Their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis. 🔊
← They saw that they were in danger of being surrounded. Frederick shouted to his men to get out while the going was good, and the next moment the cowardly enemy was running for dear life. 🔊
← The animals believed every word of it. Truth to tell, Jones and all he stood for had almost faded out of their memories. 🔊
← Besides, in those days they had been slaves and now they were free, and that made all the difference, as Squealer did not fail to point out. 🔊
← He had gone out alone to drag a load of stone down to the windmill. 🔊
← About half the animals on the farm rushed out to the knoll where the windmill stood. 🔊
← All the animals followed, crying out at the tops of their voices. Clover forced her way to the front. 🔊
← He was trying to kick his way out. The time had been when a few kicks from Boxer's hoofs would have smashed the van to matchwood. 🔊
← And a moment later, out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs. 🔊