Animal Farm（1）

Today I begin to study Animal Farm.  Maybe I have not enough time， I will read it page to page， I want to study one page every workday.

Now，go on.

CHAPTER  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 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.