Animal Farm Chapter 1 Summary\rbrBy George Orwell\rbr\rbrIn the first chapter we are presented with the setting of the book. It is set on a farm and the animals in the farm gather at night to hear a speech from the most respected animal on the farm. A pig named Old Major. He tells the animals to revolt against the humans and teaches them a revolution song shown below. \rbr\rbr“Beasts of England\rbrBeasts of England! Beasts of Ireland!\rbrBeasts of land and sea and skies!\rbrHear the hoofbeats of tomorrow!\rbrSee the golden future rise!\rbrHow does the life of an animal pass?\rbrIn endless drudgery.\rbrWhats the first lesson an animal learns?\rbrTo endure its slavery.\rbrHow does the life of an animal end?\rbrIn cruel butchery.\rbrBeasts of England! Beasts of Ireland!\rbrBeasts of land and sea and skies!\rbrHear the hoofbeats of tomorrow!\rbrSee the golden future rise!\rbrNow the day of beasts is coming,\rbrTyrant man shall lose his throne\rbrAnd the shining fields of England\rbrShall be trod by beasts alone.\rbrPull the rings from out your noses\rbrTear the saddle from your back!\rbrBit and spur must rust forever,\rbrCruel whips no more shall crack.\rbrBeasts of England, seize the prizes,\rbrWheat and barley, oats and hay,\rbrClover, beans and mangel wurzel\rbrShall be ours upon that day.