They are deprived of the fruits of their labor, imprisoned, 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.