Summary
It is bitter winter and the food is in short supply. Corn rations are cut and much of the potato crop is spoiled by the frost. Starvation stares animals in the face. To conceal their hardships from the outside world, Napoleon tricks Whymper on his weekly visits to the farm into believing the farm is prospering. In Whymper’s hearing, the sheep talk about an increase in their rations. Empty food bins are filled with sand and topped with meal to give him the impression that there is an abundance of food.
During this time Napoleon is rarely seen by the animals,...
Source: MAXnotes to Animal Farm, ©2000 Research and Education Association, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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