← ALL that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were happy in their work; they grudged no effort or sacrifice, well aware that everything that they did was for the benefit of themselves and those of their kind who would come after them, and not for a pack of idle, thieving human beings. 🔊
← 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. 🔊
← After his hoof had healed up, Boxer worked harder than ever. Indeed, all the animals worked like slaves that year. 🔊