As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was astirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. Wordhad gone round during the day that old Major, the prize MiddleWhite boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night andwished to communicate it to the other animals.It had beenagreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon asMr.Jones was safely out of the way.Old Major(so he was alwayscalled, though the name under which he had been exhibitedwas Willingdon Beauty)was so highly regarded on the farm thateveryone was quite ready to lose an hour's sleep in order tohear what he had to say.

卧室里的灯一熄灭，就有一声巨响，一声响彻整个农场大楼。白天流传着这样的消息：前一天晚上，获奖的中白猪少校做了一个奇怪的梦，想把这个梦传达给其他动物。大家一致同意，他们一见面就在大谷仓里见面。琼斯安全地躲开了。老麦哲（大家都这么叫他，尽管他参加展览时用的名字是“威灵顿美神”）在庄园里德高望重，所以大家都很乐意牺牲一个小时的睡眠来听听他想说的话。