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A bird’s wing, comrades,’ he said, ‘is an organ of propulsion and not of manipulation. It should therefore be regarded as a leg. The distinguishing mark of Man is the hand, the instrument with which he does all his mischief.’

The flag was green, Snowball explained, to represent the green fields of England, while the hoof and horn signified the future Republic of the Animals which would arise when the human race had been finally overthrown

Mollie, it was true, was not good at getting up in the mornings, and had a way of leaving work early on the ground that there was a stone in her hoof

His answer to every problem, every setback, was ‘I will work harder!’ – which he had adopted as his personal motto.

but the pigs with their cleverness and Boxer with his tremendous muscles always pulled them through. Boxer was the admiration of everybody.

With their superior knowledge it was natural that they should assume the leadership

a small fat pig named Squealer

were two young boars named Snowball and Napoleon

Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare

Muriel, the white goat, and Benjamin the donkey