<Li> Mollie--A self - centred, self - indulgent and vain young white mare who quickly leaves for another farm after the revolution . She is only once mentioned again, in a manner similar to those who left Russia after the fall of the Tsar . </Li> <Li> Clover--A gentle, caring female horse, who shows concern especially for Boxer, who often pushes himself too hard . Clover can read all the letters of the alphabet, but cannot "put words together". She seems to catch on to the sly tricks and schemes set up by Napoleon and Squealer . </Li> <Li> Benjamin--A donkey, one of the oldest, wisest animals on the farm, and one of the few who can read properly . He is sceptical, temperamental and cynical: his most frequent remark is, "Life will go on as it has always gone on--that is, badly ." The academic Morris Dickstein has suggested there is "a touch of Orwell himself in this creature's timeless skepticism" and indeed, friends called Orwell "Donkey George", "after his grumbling donkey Benjamin, in Animal Farm ." </Li> <Ul> <Li> Muriel--A wise old goat who is friends with all of the animals on the farm . She, like Benjamin and Snowball, is one of the few animals on the farm who can read . </Li> <Li> The puppies--Offspring of Jessie and Bluebell, they were taken away at birth by Napoleon and reared by him to be his security force . </Li> <Li> Moses--The raven, "Mr Jones's especial pet, was a spy and a tale - bearer, but he was also a clever talker ." Initially following Mrs Jones into exile, he reappears several years later and resumes his role of talking but not working . He regales Animal Farm's denizens with tales of a wondrous place beyond the clouds called "Sugarcandy Mountain, that happy country where we poor animals shall rest forever from our labours!" Orwell portrays established religion as "the black raven of priestcraft--promising pie in the sky when you die, and faithfully serving whoever happens to be in power ." Napoleon brings the raven back (Ch . IX), as Stalin brought back the Russian Orthodox Church . </Li> <Li> The sheep--They show limited understanding of Animalism and the political atmosphere of the farm; yet nonetheless they blindly support Napoleon's ideals with vocal jingles during his speeches and meetings with Snowball . Some commentators have compared the sheep to representations of state controlled press . Their constant bleating of "four legs good, two legs bad" was used as a device to drown out any opposition; analogous to simplistic headlines used in printed media of the age . Towards the latter section of the book, Squealer (the propagandist) trains the sheep to alter their slogan to "four legs good, two legs better", which they dutifully do, symbolizing the state manipulation of media . </Li> <Li> The hens--The hens are promised at the start of the revolution that they will get to keep their eggs, which are stolen from them under Mr Jones . However their eggs are soon taken from them under the premise of buying goods from outside Animal Farm . The hens are among the first to rebel, albeit unsuccessfully, against Napoleon . </Li> <Li> The cows--The cows are enticed into the revolution by promises that their milk will not be stolen, but can be used to raise their own calves . Their milk is then stolen by the pigs, who learn to milk them . The milk is stirred into the pigs' mash every day, while the other animals are denied such luxuries . </Li> <Li> The cat--Never seen to carry out any work, the cat is absent for long periods and is forgiven; because her excuses are so convincing and she "purred so affectionately that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions ." She has no interest in the politics of the farm, and the only time she is recorded as having participated in an election, she is found to have actually "voted on both sides ." </Li> </Ul>

4. the animals celebrate a victory but at what cost what happened to the animals during the battle