I heard news that other farms were receiving information about the rebellion and were learning the tune of Beasts of England. I felt proud that others were realizing that humans are bad people. I was happy to learn that other farms had started rebellions against the humans. That was in the summer. Now it is October and we are harvesting the corn. It has just been cut and stacked. I was walking quietly along the barn when I saw a flock of pigeons flying towards us. They said that they saw Jones, his men, and men from other farms walking through the gate of Animal Farm. I learned that Jones was carrying a gun. I knew exactly what I had to do. I waited for Snowball's instructions and then took off to my post. I looked though a crack to see that Snowball had signaled his first attack. I saw the pigeons and geese attacking. Then Snowball signaled his second attack which he was in. I couldn't make much of the fight out. I saw Snowball running back and when he reached me he gave to signal to attack. I started running. I gained speed and then (without realizing that I had my iron hoofs on) kicked the stable-boy from one of the other farms right in the head. I realized that I frightened the others off. I turned to the stable-boy who now was in the mud. I tried to turn him over but he wouldn't budge. I noticed that the other animals had gathered around me. I apologized to them. I didn't mean or want to kill. Snowball told me that it was okay. That the only good human is a dead one. I stood there in regret. Mollie was missing but we found out that she ran off as soon as the first bullet was fired. The animals had decided to award me along with Snowball the military medal "Animal Hero, First Class" and had given the dead sheep "Animal Hero, Second Class." I felt honored. We decided to call the battle the Battle of the Cowshed because that was where the ambush started. We found Jones' gun in the mud and decided to fire it twice a year, on October 12 in honor of the Battle of the Cowshed and on Midsummer Day in honor of the Rebellion.