Скотный двор

           Withoutsayinganything,shetuggedgentlyathismaneandledhimroundtotheendofthebigbarn,wheretheSevenCommandmentswerewritten. Foraminuteortwotheystoodgazingatthetattedwallwithitswhitelettering. 

           "Mysightisfailing,"shesaidfinally. "EvenwhenIwasyoungIcouldnothavereadwhatwaswrittenthere. Butitappearstomethatthatwalllooksdifferent. AretheSevenCommandmentsthesameastheyusedtobe,Benjamin?" 

           ForonceBenjaminconsentedtobreakhisrule,andhereadouttoherwhatwaswrittenonthewall. TherewasnothingtherenowexceptasingleCommandment. Itran: 

           ALLANIMALSAREEQUAL 

           BUTSOMEANIMALSAREMOREEQUALTHANOTHERS 

           Afterthatitdidnotseemstrangewhennextdaythepigswhoweresupervisingtheworkofthefarmallcarriedwhipsintheirtrotters. Itdidnotseemstrangetolearnthatthepigshadboughtthemselvesawirelessset,werearrangingtoinstallatelephone,andhadtakenoutsubscriptionsto‘JohnBull’,‘Tit-Bits’,andthe‘DailyMirror’. ItdidnotseemstrangewhenNapoleonwasseenstrollinginthefarmhousegardenwithapipeinhismouth—no,notevenwhenthepigstookMr.Jones’sclothesoutofthewardrobesandputthemon,Napoleonhimselfappearinginablackcoat,ratcatcherbreeches,andleatherleggings,whilehisfavouritesowappearedinthewateredsilkdresswhichMrs.JoneshadbeenusedtowearingonSundays. 

           Aweeklater,intheafternoon,anumberofdog-cartsdroveuptothefarm. Adeputationofneighbouringfarmershadbeeninvitedtomakeatourofinspection.