Chapter 8 Summary

The Battle of the windmill and the mystery of the changing Commandments.
Main events:
There were many discussions between who napoleon should sell the timber to, first Fredrick was the traitor and the pigeons were to spread “death to Fredrick”, then it changed according to napoleons cunning to “death to Pilkington” but the wood was eventually sold to Fredrick.
The Windmill was completed but the machinery still needed to be bought and put on with the wood money.
The money Frederick gave to napoleon for the wood was false, so napoleon put a death sentence on Fredrick.
The next day Fredrick attacked with fifteen men with 6 guns driving the animals back to the farm taking over the windmill, and Pilkington wouldn’t help them out. The humans then used explosives and blew up the windmill so bad it was as if it was never there, so the animals attacked and drove them back losing a cow, three sheep two geese and injuring everyone even napoleon. This was called the battle of the windmill.
The pigs in their celebrating found whisky and the next morning Napoleon appeared to be dying (hangover) so he made alcohol punishable by death but was better the next day. But started work on growing barley to make alcohol.
Squealer was found changing the 7 commandments which was why the animals supposably had bad memories. He changed “No animal shall drink alcohol” to “No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.”
Quotes:
“‘No animal shall kill any other animal with out cause’ Somehow or other the last two words slipped out of the animals memories.” Page 61 Narrator.

“Napoleon was never spoken of simply as “Napoleon”. He was always referred to in formal style as ‘our leader, Comrade Napoleon’, and the pigs liked to invent for him such titles as Father of all animals, terror of mankind, Protector of the sheepfold, duckling’s friend, and the like” Narrator page 62.

“But at this moment the four pigeons who had been sent out on the day before returned, one of them bearing a scrap of paper from Pilkington. On it was pencilled the words ‘Serves you right.’” Narrator page 69.

“What matter? We will build another windmill. We will build six windmills if we feel like it. You do not appreciate, comrade, the mighty thing that we have done. The enemy was in occupation of this very ground that we stand upon. And now – thanks to the leadership of Comrade Napoleon – we have won every inch of it back again!”