← When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively, he cleared his throat and began: "Comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night. 🔊
← Forward, comrades! The hay is waiting." So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest, and when they came back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared. 🔊
← Presently the tumult died down. The four pigs waited, trembling, with guilt written on every line of their countenances. 🔊
← Even in the farmhouse, it was said, Napoleon inhabited separate apartments from the others. He took his meals alone, with two dogs to wait upon him, and always ate from the Crown Derby dinner service which had been in the glass cupboard in the drawing−room. 🔊
← Terrified, the animals waited. It was impossible now to venture out of the shelter of the buildings. 🔊
← A mighty cry for vengeance went up, and without waiting for further orders they charged forth in a body and made straight for the enemy. 🔊
← "Quick, quick!" he shouted. "Come at once! They're taking Boxer away!" Without waiting for orders from the pig, the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm buildings. 🔊