Скотный двор

           "Comrades!"hecried. "Youdonotimagine,Ihope,thatwepigsaredoingthisinaspiritofselfishnessandprivilege? Manyofusactuallydislikemilkandapples. Idislikethemmyself. Oursoleobjectintakingthesethingsistopreserveourhealth. Milkandapples(thishasbeenprovedbyScience,comrades)containsubstancesabsolutelynecessarytothewell-beingofapig. Wepigsarebrainworkers. Thewholemanagementandorganisationofthisfarmdependonus. Dayandnightwearewatchingoveryourwelfare. ItisforYOURsakethatwedrinkthatmilkandeatthoseapples. Doyouknowwhatwouldhappenifwepigsfailedinourduty? Joneswouldcomeback! Yes,Joneswouldcomeback! Surely,comrades,"criedSquealeralmostpleadingly,skippingfromsidetosideandwhiskinghistail,"surelythereisnooneamongyouwhowantstoseeJonescomeback?" 

           Nowiftherewasonethingthattheanimalswerecompletelycertainof,itwasthattheydidnotwantJonesback. Whenitwasputtotheminthislight,theyhadnomoretosay. Theimportanceofkeepingthepigsingoodhealthwasalltooobvious. Soitwasagreedwithoutfurtherargumentthatthemilkandthewindfallapples(andalsothemaincropofappleswhentheyripened)shouldbereservedforthepigsalone.