Chapter 9
Sometimes after a hard day on the farm, a bunch of grownup animals would tell each other stories of hope and survival, on what happened in the past on Linga Farm. They would sing songs of the past and put on plays about the past, but since they couldn't tell legends and stories to their children, they told them to each other. But one night the animals built a fire and started singing and drinking alcohol they stole from the old wine cellar. They were so drunk they started singing. They sung, "Long ago when the farm was young, our master Su Lung fed us, but beat us into being dumb. But then one day a courageous pig named Ling Sung the god of the animals beat him to the grave!" they continued to sing and made up stupid verses, but no matter how stupid those verses were, it gave them all hope.
But Ping Pong was spying on them. She reported back to Ming Dong. "So are you sure they were singing of an old legend of a pig named Ling Sung? There is no such thing as Ling Sung. He's an old story I heard on the farm when Su Lung was still the farmer." said Ming. "That's not the worst of it either, they somehow stole the wine from the wine cellar and got drunk from it." said Ping Pong. "No they didn't! It's not just the wine cellar I'm concerned with anymore. It's the old farm traditions, the songs, paintings, legends, stories, and the hope it gives to the animals that everything is going to be all right. Well I don't want it to be all right! Those animals have humiliated me and refuse to listen to me! I say that we organize a purge not just aiming at the Top Animalists, but also aiming at all the adult animals." said Ming.
"How do you plan to carry out the purges master Ming?" asked Ping Pong. "Easy woman, I'll have all the baby animals get rid of them! I want every last adult animal dead except for us, you me and your gang of three other pigs. Does that sound like a plan?" asked Ming. "You're a genius Ming, I'm proud of you, I will finally act like every other male on this farm. I'll have control just like you will." said Ping Pong. "That's a girl, now go bring all the baby and young animals to the barn, and I'll meet them there!" said Ming. "Yes sir!" Ping Pong said rushing out of the farm house. So all the baby and young animals were in the barn. "Now baby and young animals, you were trained well, now you will meet your master! Ming Dong!" yelled Ping Pong. All the baby animals cheered and fainted at the same time. After all it was every baby and young animal's dream to meet or see Ming Dong in the flesh.
So when Ming Dong came into the barn finally after an hour of waiting, the baby animals let out horrible screams of excitement. "Hello young comrades, I'm happy to meet you at last! I'm sorry that Napoleon and Old Major couldn't be here today to meet you all too. I sure they would have wanted to! Now to get down to business, I have some frightening news! It's not only the Top Animalists you need to abolish, but also the adult animals! Except I, Ping Pong and Ping Pong's gang. We taught you what true Animalism is about. Now it's your chance to put it to the test! All of your parents don't know what is best for you! They lied to you your whole life, they don't know what is best for you! They aren't true animalists! They betrayed myself and all of you! They're traders! Just like the Infidels! I want any of the Infidels dead as well! Worst of all the old traditions of the farm, they are the worst of all! I want anyone who is showing examples of the past gone and dead! The past is not important our future is! And what is our rule for our farm?!" asked Ming.
All the baby and young animals yelled out loud, "Love yourself! Love your leader! Be faithful to your farm! Be faithful to your leader! Always kill the infidels! Always know your enemy! Traders must die! Be kind to your allies! Mock those who are traders! Everything your leader says is true!" "Yes comrades! You're the best thing, you are the future only you can set things right! Now lets go get those traders!" Ming said with such excitement. All the baby animals started marching out of the barn. For the next few weeks, the farm was a disaster. The baby and young animals would march around the farm in big groups, they would sing Ming's phrases. There was no more training or education classes taught to them. They were on their own. They seized random adult animals and scratched, tortured, mocked at, and eventually killed them. They sometimes killed any other animals who dared enter Linga Farm. Foreigners who heard terrible stories would dare not go to Linga Farm. Suicide became common also.
Yes Ming's dream had finally come true, anyone who betrayed his vision of true Animalism was killed in a second. Anyone who dared talk, showed signs of, or even sung about old farm traditions were killed off. Eventually it got to the point, were not only the Top Animalists were killed off, but also the other adult animals. At one time a loyal Animalist to Ming and his family fled the farm, only to drown in a river. Everywhere Ming went there were baby and young animals every where. It was all Ming's idea to stop all the adult Animalists and even after everyone of those adult animals were dead, the baby and young animals started to get out of control. They eventually turned on each other, each one of them more power hungry they the other. They started killing each other, this frightened Ming, he knew this couldn't go on forever, so he eventually put a stop to the purge, not because he cared about the baby and young animals, but was more concerned about his safety and the warning that old dead Napoleon gave to him years ago. This incident was from then on called, "The Abolishment of Old Traditions."