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Annas Tohmeh
Cindy Rogers
English 12
September 12, 2014
Animal Farm Chapter IV: Snowball
It was nearing the end of summer, and news about our revolution at Animal Farm had
spread fast. Thanks to Napoleon and I, the birds carried out our orders of telling animals on other
farms about our rebellion. Also, the birds spread the song, Beasts of England. Soon afterwards,
the Beasts of England was being sung by many animals on other farms. It was in October when
pigeons suddenly came and informed the animals and I that Jones and his men, along with men
from the other two farms, were right on our doorstep, ready to fight and take the farm back. Due
to the fact that I had the most knowledge about war, since I had read a book about Julius Caesar,
I was in charge for the defenses of Animal Farm. I thought of a battle plan, and I commanded my
comrades to each take a post. Once Jones and the other men neared the buildings of the farm, I
ordered the pigeons to fly over them and distract them. At the same time, I ordered the geese to
come out of the bushes and peck at the humans. The men fought back and drove off the geese
and pigeons; however, this was only the first attack. Afterwards, I marched forward with
comrades Benjamin, Muriel, and the rest of the sheep. Following a short battle in which the men
overpowered us, I gave the order to retreat to the yard. This was, however, all part of my battle
plan. Once the humans followed us into the yard, the rest of the pigs, the three cows, and the
three horses ambushed them. Once we had all surrounded the men, I commanded everyone to
charge at them. My target was Jones, but as I was running towards him, he shot me. I only
suffered a minor injury; however, one of our comrades, a sheep, had died. I then lunged forward

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at Jones, and he fell. Boxer also fought gloriously, and caused a few men to run in fear. We then
chased them out of Animal Farm, expect for one, who we presumed to be dead. Boxer was very
saddened at the thought that he killed a human. I told him that he should not be; however, it
ended up that he was only unconscious and that he had ran away after awakening. We had won
the battle, and it was finally time to sing the Beasts of England in celebration. After the
celebratory singing, we buried our fallen comrade. I also gave a speech about the importance of
being prepared to die for this farm. There was a decision made by all of us to create a military
medal, "Animal Hero, First Class," which Boxer and I deservedly received. The sheep who died
received a medal of, "Animal Hero, Second Class." We decided to refer to the skirmish as Battle
of the Cowshed, and we would fire Jones' gun on the anniversary of this battle and the
anniversary of the rebellion.

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Works Cited
Orwell, George. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story. New York, NY: Signet Classics, 1996. Print.