HELP CHAPTER 2 ANIMAL FARM "But at this moment the three cows, who had seemed uneasy for some time past, set up a loud lowing. They had not been milked for twenty-four hours, and their udders were
almost bursting. After a little thought, the pigs sent for buckets and milked the cows fairly
successfully, their trotters being well adapted to this task. Soon there were five buckets of
frothing creamy milk at which many of the animals looked with considerable interest.
'What is going to happen to all that milk?' said someone.
Jones used sometimes to mix some of it in our mash,' said one of the hens.
"Never mind the milk, comrades!' cried Napoleon, placing himself in front of the buckets.
'That will be attended to. The harvest is more important. Comrade Snowball will lead the
way. I shall follow in a few minutes. Forward, comrades! The hay is waiting.'
So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest, and when they came
back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared."
What is the main purpose of this passage?
To foreshadow inequality on the farm that is to come
O to show how intelligent the cows are
O to show how self-sufficient the animals are
O to demonstrate the teamwork the animals already have amongst each other