Скотный двор

           Thefarmwasmoreprosperousnow,andbetterorganised:ithadevenbeenenlargedbytwofieldswhichhadbeenboughtfromMr.Pilkington. Thewindmillhadbeensuccessfullycompletedatlast,andthefarmpossessedathreshingmachineandahayelevatorofitsown,andvariousnewbuildingshadbeenaddedtoit. Whymperhadboughthimselfadogcart. Thewindmill,however,hadnotafterallbeenusedforgeneratingelectricalpower. Itwasusedformillingcorn,andbroughtinahandsomemoneyprofit. Theanimalswerehardatworkbuildingyetanotherwindmill;whenthatonewasfinished,soitwassaid,thedynamoswouldbeinstalled. ButtheluxuriesofwhichSnowballhadoncetaughttheanimalstodream,thestallswithelectriclightandhotandcoldwater,andthethree-dayweek,werenolongertalkedabout. NapoleonhaddenouncedsuchideasascontrarytothespiritofAnimalism. Thetruesthappiness,hesaid,layinworkinghardandlivingfrugally. 

           Somehowitseemedasthoughthefarmhadgrownricherwithoutmakingtheanimalsthemselvesanyricher-except,ofcourse,forthepigsandthedogs. Perhapsthiswaspartlybecausethereweresomanypigsandsomanydogs. Itwasnotthatthesecreaturesdidnotwork,aftertheirfashion. Therewas,asSquealerwasnevertiredofexplaining,endlessworkinthesupervisionandorganisationofthefarm. Muchofthisworkwasofakindthattheotheranimalsweretooignoranttounderstand. Forexample,Squealertoldthemthatthepigshadtoexpendenormouslabourseverydayuponmysteriousthingscalled"files,""reports,""minutes,"and"memoranda". Thesewerelargesheetsofpaperwhichhadtobecloselycoveredwithwriting,andassoonastheyweresocovered,theywereburntinthefurnace. Thiswasofthehighestimportanceforthewelfareofthefarm,Squealersaid. Butstill,neitherpigsnordogsproducedanyfoodbytheirownlabour;andtherewereverymanyofthem,andtheirappetiteswerealwaysgood.