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October 13th The Battle for the Farm

BREAKING NEWS!! Written By Squealer the Pig
News of the success- Yesterday, Comrades, we were confronted
ful rebellion here at with an attack from the humans, who were
Animal Farm has determined to take Animal Farm from us,
been spread to other and return it to the hand of Mr. Jones.
farms in the sur-
A large number of men, that of Jones, Fox-
rounding area. There wood and Pinchfield, lead by Jones himself
have been reports of arrived at the five-barred gate in the morn-
animals at these ing. They were each carrying sticks. Jones
farms being disrup- carried a gun. The pigeons, our great com-
tive, and rebellious, rades, alerted us all to this situation. Due
taking up the fight to the planning and preparation for this
against humanity situation by the pigs, all of the animals Afterwards, it was unanimously
and the task to im- knew their post and task, and were able to decided, by all the animals, to
plement animalism. reach their posts in a matter of minutes. create the military decoration
‘Animal Hero, First Class’. This
Our defense of Animal Farm began with
In Memoriam decoration was bestowed upon
the pigeons, flying over the men and drop-
Snowball and Boxer for their
ping their dung on the heads of the men
bravery in and contribution to the
with the geese pecking at the legs of the
battle.
men. After the men drove the pigeons and
geese away, the sheep, Benjamin, Muriel It then came to the sad task,
and Snowball brought forward the next comrades, of burying an es-
line of attack. Charging upon and butting, teemed hero from the battle, the
prodding and pushing the men from all sheep. The military decoration of
Comrades, we
remember the sides, before drawing them up into the ‘Animal Hero, Second Class’ was
efforts and sacri- yard. It was here Napoleon, the pigs, the awarded posthumously to the
fice made by Dol- cattle and the horses were lying in wait, sheep for the sacrifice it made to
ly the sheep. A before launching the final attack. After the protect us, its comrades, and
large contributor pigs, horses, cattle and Napoleon cut off Animal Farm.
to the animalism, the path of escape for the men, Snowball,
and life on Animal It is thanks to you comrades, and
the sheep, Muriel and Benjamin charged
Farm, she will be the great planning of defense by
again. Snowball was injured and a sheep
sorely missed by Snowball and Napoleon, that we
all. For her ef- was killed by the pellets of Jones’ gun.
succeeded in defending our way
forts, she has Boxer, by stunning one of the stable-lads
of life and our farm.
been awarded the from Foxwood, turned the tide of the bat-
military decora- tle. Leading the path to victory for the ani- To commemorate the events of
tion ‘Animal Hero, mals and retreat from the humans. In his this battle, which shall hence-
Second Class. haste to retreat, Jones left behind his gun. forth be called ‘The Battle of the
Comrades, we This has been taken as a token of victory Cowshed’, each year, on its anni-
must thank Dolly, and will be fired on important celebrations. versary, a special ceremony shall
and forever re- be held. It will be marked with
Following the battle, we all celebrated with
member her. the singing of ‘The Beasts of Eng-
the raising of the flag and the singing of
land, the raising of the flag, and
- Eulogy given by Na- “The Beasts of England” a number of
poleon at her funeral the firing of Jones’ gun.
times.