When asked whether he was not happier now that jones was gone, [Benjamin] would say only “Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey,” and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer. (30) When asked a question, the animals of authority give either a vague or manipulative answer. “... that we pigs now sleep in the beds of the farmhouse...The rule was against sheets...We have removed the sheets from the farmhouse beds… You would not have us to tired to carry out our duties? Surely none of you wishes to see Jones back?(67) The pigs will say whatever they need to get what they want. “No animal shall kill any other animal… Muriel read the commandment for [clover]. “No animal shall kill any other animal without reason”(91)
