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Chapter 8

           ThiswasmerelyalegendwhichhadbeenspreadsometimeaftertheBattleoftheCowshedbySnowballhimself. Sofarfrombeingdecorated,hehadbeencensuredforshowingcowardiceinthebattle. Onceagainsomeoftheanimalsheardthiswithacertainbewilderment,butSquealerwassoonabletoconvincethemthattheirmemorieshadbeenatfault. 

           Intheautumn,byatremendous,exhaustingeffortfortheharvesthadtobegatheredatalmostthesametimethewindmillwasfinished. Themachineryhadstilltobeinstalled,andWhymperwasnegotiatingthepurchaseofit,butthestructurewascompleted. Intheteethofeverydifficulty,inspiteofinexperience,ofprimitiveimplements,ofbadluckandofSnowball’streachery,theworkhadbeenfinishedpunctuallytotheveryday! Tiredoutbutproud,theanimalswalkedroundandroundtheirmasterpiece,whichappearedevenmorebeautifulintheireyesthanwhenithadbeenbuiltthefirsttime. Moreover,thewallsweretwiceasthickasbefore. Nothingshortofexplosiveswouldlaythemlowthistime! Andwhentheythoughtofhowtheyhadlaboured,whatdiscouragementstheyhadovercome,andtheenormousdifferencethatwouldbemadeintheirliveswhenthesailswereturningandthedynamosrunningwhentheythoughtofallthis,theirtirednessforsookthemandtheygambolledroundandroundthewindmill,utteringcriesoftriumph. Napoleonhimself,attendedbyhisdogsandhiscockerel,camedowntoinspectthecompletedwork;hepersonallycongratulatedtheanimalsontheirachievement,andannouncedthatthemillwouldbenamedNapoleonMill. 

           Twodayslatertheanimalswerecalledtogetherforaspecialmeetinginthebarn. TheywerestruckdumbwithsurprisewhenNapoleonannouncedthathehadsoldthepileoftimbertoFrederick. TomorrowFrederick’swagonswouldarriveandbegincartingitaway. ThroughoutthewholeperiodofhisseemingfriendshipwithPilkington,NapoleonhadreallybeeninsecretagreementwithFrederick. 

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