Chapter Four:
 The news about Animal Farm spread across half of the country by late summer. Snowball and
Napoleon would send out flights of pigeons were the pigeons would mingle with animals on
different farms, tell them about the Rebellion, and teach them the Beasts of England.
 When Mr. Jones would rant about how he overturn by animals for his property, each farmer
thought of how they could use Jones’s disadvantage for his own advantage
Foxwood Farm: was a neglected, old fashioned farm that was in a bad condition. It was owned by
Pilkington, who was an easy going farmer .Pinch field Farm: was a smaller and better kept farm owned by
Mr. Fredrick. He is a tough and shrewd man who is known for driving hard bargains in lawsuits. These
two farms hated each other. Both of these farms tried to find ways to discourage the Rebellion on their
own farms. They would first laugh about it and say how they fought, and soon when they saw the animals
were actually thriving on Animal Farm , they changed their tone and started talking about how wicked the
life there turned. However despite their attempts, the animals never really truly believed about the
wickedness of the farm. The animals did minor acts of rebellion and knew the song by heart. The humans
try to ignore the song, but they realized that it sounds like the prophecy of their downfall. The Battle of
Cowshed is stimulated by the farmers. As time passed, the farmers became aware of the animal’s
rebellion and how they were trying to spread the ideas onto their animals. In order to prevent
another rebellion and the animals from gaining ideas, they would try to spread propaganda to represent
how without the farmers, the animals at the Animal Farm are at their last resort of cannibalism and
torture. However, they realized that the animals didn’t really believe the made-up stories and resulted to a
sense of rebelliousness in the farm. Other than fear, anger was also rising amongst the farmers. Not only
propaganda and rebellion was spreading to the farms, but also their patriotic song Beasts of England that
soon became uncontrollable throughout the farms. Therefore, in Early October, a group of Jones, his men,
and six others came to try and recapture the farm.
In the Battle of Cowshed:
Characters
What they did
Snowball
He served as the commander and was in charge of
the defensive operations
Pigeons + Geese
They served as the first attack. The pigeons flew
over and pooped on the men. The geese pecked
viciously at their calves
Muriel, Benjamin, and all the sheep
They prodded and butted the men. They also lashed
at them with their hoofs.
Boxer
He was striking the men with his great iron-shod
hoofs and hit a boy unconscious. He didn’t know he
wore them.
Cat
She sunk her claws into a cowman’s neck.
Three horses, three cows, and the rest of the pigs
They were lying in ambush in the cowshed.
Since the beginning, Mollie seemed to hold no interest in the rebellion and just provided the fact that she
was on their side. She did not participate in the Battle of Cowshed and hid away. She was also late to
work daily and would run away mid-day to do something. At one time, she was caught to be flirting with
the farmers from the other farm and was being fed and adorned by ribbons by them. When she was finally
interrogated by Clover and the truth came, she escaped from the Animal Farm and started to live in a farm
on the other side of Willingdon. Looking at Mollie, it wasn’t surprising that she would betray the Animal
Farm for her own benefit.
“Animal Hero, First Class” for Snowball and Boxer to be worn on Sunday & Holidays. The “Animal
Hero, Second Class” which was given to the dead sheep. They found Jones’ gun a decided to shoot it
twice a year on October the twelfth, the anniversary of the Battle of the Cowshed, and once on
Midsummer Day, the anniversary of the Rebellion.
Vocabulary:
Orwellian: an adjective describing a situation, idea, or societal condition that George
Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free and open society.
Myth: a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or
explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural
beings or events.
Allegory: A story in which ideas are symbolized as people - the ideas symbolized are
the hidden meaning.
Parable: a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.
Fable: a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. Similar to
a parable.
Satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's
stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical
issues.