For once Benjamin consented to break his rule, and he read out to her what was written on the wall. There was nothing there now except a single Commandment.ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.After that it did not seem strange when next day the pigs who were supervising the work of the farm all carried whips in their trotters. They were shown all over the farm, and expressed great admiration for everything they saw, especially the windmill. The animals were weeding the turnip field. They worked diligently, hardly raising their faces from the ground, and not knowing whether to be more frightened of the pigs or of the human visitors.