They are deprived of the fruits of their labor, imprisoned and exploited. The animals on the estate have had enough and rehearse the uprising - for a better world in which all animals are equal and free. But it soon becomes clear: equal does not mean equal, and freedom is a short dream ... George Orwell's famous allegory about the uprising of the animals is still perhaps the clearest literary wake-up call against the corrupting effect of power. How quickly our visions of a better world can turn into a totalitarian nightmare is the timeless warning of this fable. - This bilingual edition presents the German and English texts in parallel on facing pages.