Animal
Farm
an animated adaptation
Chapter One
The Dream of Freedom
In which the animals dream of a better life.
Narrator
Long ago, on a farm called Manor Farm, the animals worked all day.
Their owner, Mr. Jones, was cruel — and often drunk.
Old Major
"Comrades! Humans take everything we make.
One day, we must take this farm back for ourselves!"
Narrator
Old Major was very old. Soon, he died.
But his dream of a free farm lived on.
Narrator
One day Jones forgot to feed them. The animals fought back —
and chased him off the farm! "The farm belongs to us now!" cried Snowball.
Chapter Two
The New Order
The animals rule themselves… for a while.
The Seven Commandments
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
- Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
- No animal shall wear clothes.
- No animal shall sleep in a bed.
- No animal shall drink alcohol.
- No animal shall kill any other animal.
- All animals are equal.
Narrator
The pigs Snowball and Napoleon wrote seven rules
so every animal would be treated equally.
Narrator
Boxer the strong, kind horse worked from sunrise to dark.
He always said the same thing when work got hard.
Narrator
Snowball wanted to build a windmill to help everyone.
But Napoleon grew jealous of Snowball's clever ideas.
Narrator
Napoleon trained nine fierce dogs in secret.
He used them to chase Snowball away — and made himself the new boss.
Chapter Three
Lies and Power
The pigs change the rules… and no one is safe.
The Seven Commandments
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
- Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
- No animal shall wear clothes without reason.
- No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.
- No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.
- No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.
- All animals are equal.
The Sheep
Narrator
Squealer secretly changed the rules at night. Napoleon taught the sheep
to chant loud slogans — so when any animal tried to ask a question,
the sheep would drown them out: "Four legs good, two legs bad!"
Narrator
The animals built the windmill themselves — cold, hungry, and exhausted.
But Napoleon took all the credit for it.
Narrator
Anyone who questioned Napoleon was taken away by the dogs.
The other animals watched, too afraid to speak.
Boxer (collapsed)
Benjamin
Narrator
Boxer worked himself sick. When he grew too weak to pull stones,
Napoleon sold him for money — to the slaughterhouse.
Benjamin read the wagon and cried: "They're taking him away to be killed!"
Chapter Four
The Pigs Become Human
The revolution comes full circle.
Narrator
Years passed. The pigs began to walk on two legs.
They wore clothes. They drank with the humans, like old friends.
Narrator
The other animals looked through the window…
and could no longer tell pig from human.
The Commandments
- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy.
- Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
- No animal shall wear clothes.
- No animal shall sleep in a bed.
- No animal shall drink alcohol.
- No animal shall kill any other animal.
- All animals are equal.
All animals are equal,
but some animals are more equal than others.
Narrator
Only one rule was left on the wall:
"All animals are equal — but some are more equal than others."
Revolutions begin with promises.
Power changes those who hold it.
— Animal Farm —