It was very neatly written, and except that ‚friend’ was written ‚freind’ and one of the ‚S’s’ was the wrong way round, the spelling was correct all the way through. Snowball read it aloud for the benefit of the others. All the animals nodded in complete agreement, and the cleverer ones at once began to learn the Commandments by heart.

‚Now, comrades,’ cried Snowball, throwing down the paint-brush, ‚to the hayfield! Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do.’

But at this moment the three cows, who had seemed uneasy for some time past, set up a loud lowing. They had not been milked for twenty-four hours, and their udders were almost bursting. After a little thought, the pigs sent for buckets and milked the cows fairly successfully, their trotters being well adapted to this task. Soon there were five buckets of frothing creamy milk at which many of the animals looked with considerable interest.

‚What is going to happen to all that milk?’ said someone.

‚Jones used sometimes to mix some of it in our mash,’ said one of the hens.

‚Never mind the milk, comrades!’ cried Napoleon, placing himself in front of the buckets. ‚That will be attended to. The harvest is more important. Comrade Snowball will lead the way. I shall follow in a few minutes. Forward, comrades! The hay is waiting.’

So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest, and when they came back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared.

 

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written	napisane
except	poza tym
spelling was correct	pisownia była poprawna
aloud	głośno, na głos
for the benefit	na korzyśc, pożytek
to nod	przytakiwać
in complete agreement	w całkowitej zgodzie
to learn sth by the heart	uczyc się an pamięć
throwing down	rzucając w dół
quickly	szybko
uneasy	zaniepokojony, niepewny
set up	wznosić
loud lowing	głośne przygnębienie
They had not been milked for twenty-four hours	nie były dojone przez 24 godziny
udder	wymię
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bucket	wiadro
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successfully	pomyślnie
well adapted	dobrze przystosowane
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considerable	znaczny
interest	zaineresowanie
What is going to happen to all that milk?	co się stanie z tym całym mlekiem?
to mix	mieszać, przyrządzać
mash	utuczenie
hen	kura
placing himself	umiejscowiając się (siadając)
That will be attended to.	to też będzie załatwione, tym też się zajmiemy
The harvest is more important	żniwa są ważniejsze
to lead	prowadzić, kierować
I shall follow in a few minutes	ja dołączę za kilka minut
Forward	na przód!
The hay is waiting	siano czeka
to troop	iść grupą, gromadzić się
to begin	rozpoczynać
to come back	powracać
in the evening	wieczorem
to notice	zwrócić uwagę, zauważyć, spostrzec
the milk had disappeared	mleko zniknęło