The Seven Commandments In Snowball's Animal Farm

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Since Snowball was the best writer out of the all the animals, Snowball wrote down the Seven Commandments, rules that aren’t supposed to be changed, and also rules that aren’t supposed to be broken.
1st Commandment- Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy
This means that every single human is considered as an enemy
2nd Commandment- Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
This commandment tells us that all animals pigs, birds, and sheeps are considered as an ally.
3rd Commandment- No animal shall wear clothes
4th Commandment-No animal shall sleep in a bed
5th Commandment- No animal shall drink alcohol
These three rules basically means that no animal is allowed to act like a human which means they have to be naked, sleeping

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