She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane，hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with. Last of all came the cat，who looked round，as usual，for the warmest place，and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover；there she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying.
All the animals were now present expect Moses，the tame raven，who slept on a perch behind the back door. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively，he cleared his throat and began：
“Comrades，you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night. But I will come to the dream later. I had something else to say first. I do not think，comrades，that I shall be with you for many months longer，and before I die，I feel it my duty to pass on to you，such wisdom as I have acquired. I have had a long life，I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall，and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. It is about this that I wish to speak to you.
“Now，comrades，what is the nature of this life of ours? Let us face it：our lives are miserable，laborious and short.
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