As the animals gazed through the window of the farmhouse, a vaguely familiar squeal came from the far end of the barnyard. Clover, who recognized it first, turned from the fight going on inside the farmhouse, and saw him. It was Snowball, leading over a dozen very large, threatening dogs. Clover cheered, and the animals by the window all ran to greet him. The dogs formed a barrier in front of Snowball, but were told to let the animals pass. All the animals galloped and pranced around Snowball, saying how glad they were to see him again, and how awful Napoleon had run the farm.

Snowball said that he knew about everything that had gone on since his banishment, staying close enough to the farm to keep in contact with Moses, who made very well for an informant. Then Snowball said that he was there to take back...