The winter was as cold as last year. There was snow and sleet along with frost that didn't move till February. All the humans think that the windmill will fall down because the walls are too thin. So now we have to pull bigger rocks up the hill. The work is very hard. When I get tired I tell myself, "I will work harder." There is hardly any food at the farmhouse. But that isn't the biggest problem. The humans are making lies about how Animals Farm is dying of famine and disease. So Napoleon told the lambs to talk about how the food rations were doubled when Mr. Whymper came for his weekly visits. Napoleon says that Mr. Whymper will tell all the other humans that Animal Farm is surviving this winter. Speaking of Napoleon, he never seems to come out of the farmhouse. Also each door is guarded by scary-looking dogs. He usually sends his message to us by telling Squealer his orders. This morning, Squealer told the hens that they have to give up their eggs because Napoleon had said yes to a deal from Mr. Whymper. The deal was that we need to give him 400 eggs per week for grain and meal which would keep Animal Farm alive. When the hens heard this they were very upset. The hens even tried to rebel against Napoleon's orders which was very stupid because Napoleon is always right. During this "rebellion," the hens flew up and laid their eggs on the rafters which would cause the eggs to fall and smash to bits. When Napoleon saw what they were doing, he became really mad. He said that the hens' rations would be cut off and that if any animal was seen giving food to them, they would die. Nine hens died until the hens finally gave up and agreed to Napoleon's trade.