Though Snowball and Boxer were the two most heroic animal
warriors during the Battle of the Cowshed, their motives were quite different. Snowball
seemed to enjoy the fight, leading two of the attacks himself and taking pleasure in
knocking Mr. Jones into a pile of dung. Snowball, who was wounded by a shot fired by
Jones, was awarded the military decoration of "Animal Hero, First Class" by his
comrades. Boxer nearly killed one of the humans, cracking him on his skull with his
iron-clad hoofs. The two felt opposing degrees of emotions, however. While Snowball
declared that "The only good human being is a dead one," Boxer was visibly upset by the
young man that lay lifeless on the ground.
"I have no wish to take life, not even human
life," repeated Boxer, and his eyes were full of
tears.
It was later
discovered that Boxer was not a killer after all, since the stable-lad he had laid out
was only stunned, and he soon "made off" while the animals were looking for the missing
Mollie.
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