Animal Farm

ANIMAL FARM

George Orwel

One dark unsettled night, on a farm in England, Old Major, a large white boar dreams of a place where animals live well and prosper, a place where the harsh treatment of farm animals no longer occurs. Major decides that all the animals should have a meeting to discuss his revolutionary dream. The meeting is to be held in the barn at night after Jones has gone to sleep. After much excited discussion, the animals of Manor Farm after suffering many years of oppression, at the hand farmer Jones, decide that enough is enough. Jones is going down. There is going to be a revolution. A few days later, the revolution begins. The animals wage war on the farmer, he is run off the farm. Further meetings are held and many proposals are passed. It is a unanimous decision that the guiding principles of Animalism would take precedence at Manor farm. A leader is self-appointed, a pig by the name of Napoleon. A set of Seven Commandments are drawn up and painted on the side of the barn. The Seven Commandments:1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy;2. Whatever goes upon fourlegs, or has wings, is a friend;3. No animal shall wear clothes;4. No animal shall sleep in a bed;5. No animal shall drink alcohol;6. No animal shall kill any other animal;7. All animals are equal.The old name of Manor Farm would be changed to reflect the new ownership. A new farm would emerge, not run by humans, but by animals. The farm would henceforth be known as Animal Farm. Long live Animal Farm!
After reading Animal Farm, one never looks at common farm livestock the same way again!