Jones, meanwhile, forsakes the farm and moves to another part of the county.

Boxer, an incredibly strong horse, proves himself to be the most valuable animal in this endeavor. Much of the next year is spent building the windmill. For the rest of the novel, Napoleon uses Snowball as a scapegoat on whom he blames all of the animals' hardships. Napoleon announces that there will be no further debates he also tells them that the windmill will be built after all and lies that it was his own idea, stolen by Snowball. On the Sunday that the pigs offer the windmill to the animals for a vote, Napoleon summons a pack of ferocious dogs, who chase Snowball off the farm forever. Snowball begins drawing plans for a windmill, which will provide electricity and thereby give the animals more leisure time, but Napoleon vehemently opposes such a plan on the grounds that building the windmill will allow them less time for producing food.

Winter arrives, and Mollie, a vain horse concerned only with ribbons and sugar, is lured off the farm by another human.

Thanks to the tactics of Snowball, the animals defeat Jones in what thereafter becomes known as The Battle of the Cowshed. Later that fall, Jones and his men return to Animal Farm and attempt to retake it. He also enlists the services of Squealer, a pig with the ability to persuade the other animals that the pigs are always moral and correct in their decisions. Napoleon, however, proves to be a power-hungry leader who steals the cows' milk and a number of apples to feed himself and the other pigs. The pigs, because of their intelligence, become the supervisors of the farm. Initially, the rebellion is a success: The animals complete the harvest and meet every Sunday to debate farm policy. Manor Farm is renamed Animal Farm, and the Seven Commandments of Animalism are painted on the barn wall. When Jones forgets to feed the animals, the revolution occurs, and Jones and his men are chased off the farm. Two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, prove themselves important figures and planners of this dangerous enterprise. old Major dies soon after the meeting, but the animals - inspired by his philosophy of Animalism - plot a rebellion against Jones. Jones' Manor Farm assemble in a barn to hear old Major, a pig, describe a dream he had about a world where all animals live free from the tyranny of their human masters.

Animal farm story