title: Farmer Frank's Forgetful Flock: The day the animals forgot how to talk
author: Mr Ray Wohlfarth
description: Ray is father of 4 children, Jon, Ryan, Abby, and Conor. This story is one of the favorites they enjoyed.
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  # Animal Farm
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Animal Farm
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Animal Farm
  
  
  By Orwell, George
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Animal Farm
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## I
  
  
  MR. JONES, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was
  too drunk to remember to shut the popholes. With the ring of light from his
  lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked off his
  boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in
  the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs. Jones was already
  snoring.
  
  
  As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a
  fluttering all through the farm buildings. Word had gone round during the day
  that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had had a strange dream on the
  previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals. It had been
  agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was
  safely out of the way. Old Major (so he was always called, though the name
  under which he had be