Скотный двор
Chapter 5
Windmillornowindmill,hesaid,lifewouldgoonasithadalwaysgoneon—thatis,badly.
Apartfromthedisputesoverthewindmill,therewasthequestionofthedefenceofthefarm. ItwasfullyrealisedthatthoughthehumanbeingshadbeendefeatedintheBattleoftheCowshedtheymightmakeanotherandmoredeterminedattempttorecapturethefarmandreinstateMr.Jones. Theyhadallthemorereasonfordoingsobecausethenewsoftheirdefeathadspreadacrossthecountrysideandmadetheanimalsontheneighbouringfarmsmorerestivethanever. Asusual,SnowballandNapoleonwereindisagreement. AccordingtoNapoleon,whattheanimalsmustdowastoprocurefirearmsandtrainthemselvesintheuseofthem. AccordingtoSnowball,theymustsendoutmoreandmorepigeonsandstiruprebellionamongtheanimalsontheotherfarms. Theonearguedthatiftheycouldnotdefendthemselvestheywereboundtobeconquered,theotherarguedthatifrebellionshappenedeverywheretheywouldhavenoneedtodefendthemselves. TheanimalslistenedfirsttoNapoleon,thentoSnowball,andcouldnotmakeuptheirmindswhichwasright;indeed,theyalwaysfoundthemselvesinagreementwiththeonewhowasspeakingatthemoment.
AtlastthedaycamewhenSnowball’splanswerecompleted. AttheMeetingonthefollowingSundaythequestionofwhetherornottobeginworkonthewindmillwastobeputtothevote. Whentheanimalshadassembledinthebigbarn,Snowballstoodupand,thoughoccasionallyinterruptedbybleatingfromthesheep,setforthhisreasonsforadvocatingthebuildingofthewindmill. ThenNapoleonstooduptoreply. Hesaidveryquietlythatthewindmillwasnonsenseandthatheadvisednobodytovoteforit,andpromptlysatdownagain;hehadspokenforbarelythirtyseconds,andseemedalmostindifferentastotheeffectheproduced.
