
Animal Farm
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- 1954
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GEORGE ORWELL's
Memorable Fable
Animal Farm
To the world we all know,
which may or may not be
the best world possible,
once again
spring time had come.
But all the magical spring
was not enough
to conceal the misery
of Manor Farm.
Once striving and fruitful,
the farm and its owner
Mr. Jones
had fallen on evil days.
This set by problems
of his own making,
Mr. Jones
had turned to drink.
And for his misery
he had found
fine company.
On the evening
our story begins,
it was later than usual
when Mr. Jones came home
from drinking
to make his rounds.
On this night,
all the animals
had agreed
that as soon as
Mr. Jones was in bed,
they would gather
in the main barn
for a secret meeting
called by Old Major,
the prized boar hog,
who because of his years
was regarded as by far
the wisest of the animals.
The other pigs
started first
for the meeting,
being clever and
found to taking the lead.
They were followed
by Boxer,
the largest and strongest
of the horses
and his devoted friend
Benjamin, the donkey.
All the other animals
great and small
were anxious to get there,
for such a meeting
has never been held before.
Old Major had been ailing
and now he had made known,
there were some things
he wanted to say
to his fellow animals
before it might be too late.
It took a while for all
to find their seats.
The pigs have taken up
the best positions
immediately in front of
the platform.
Among them, Snowball,
determined
to get a good view.
And Napoleon,
equally determined
and even less polite.
Dear...
What was that?
No.
No it wasn't Mr. Jones.
And at last, everyone
could be settled
to hear Old Major.
My dear friends,
I have lived
a long live.
I have had much time
to thought as I lay
alone in my stall.
I won't be with you much longer,
and before I die, there is something
I want to tell you.
Few of us will ever know
the blessings
of a peaceful old age.
You Boxer, when you have given
the last of your great strength...
what then?
Whatever we produce
is taken from us,
stolen from us, and sold.
Our children are born
to cold and hunger.
Look at them while you can.
You porkers,
do you know what the future
holds for you?
Do we deserve such a fate?
Is this farm too poor
to support us all?
No comrades!
When the farm is rich,
our rightful share
from Farmer Jones.
Who has only seen your tyrant,
and we shall be rich and free!
Comrades,
Revolt!
But remember:
when you have
got rid of Jones,
don't adopt his vices!
We animals are brothers.
Large or small,
clever or simple,
fur or feathers,
now and forever,
all animals are equal!
The very next morning,
sooner perhaps than
Old Major would have predicted,
the animals
found their situation
quite unbearable.
And so, almost before
they realised it,
the animals have
fought and won.
They had casualties to mourn,
and those who died
left children
to be cared for.
But Manor Farm was theirs
and they lost no time
in destroying everything
that reminded them
of hateful Mr. Jones.
When it came to
Mr. Jones' house,
the animals hesitated.
Napoleon showed the way,
but Snowball took the lead
in entering the place
where their
tyrant had lived.
The animals were all agreed,
that Jones' house
was no place for them.
All that is,
except Napoleon.
Meantime, Snowball
lead the other animals
in organizing a new society,
which they now named
Animal Farm.
So that all
might see and agree,
the laws of Animal Farm
where inscribed
in a prominent place
to be remembered
and obeyed forever.
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