What does the different ways in which the animals behave as they come into the barn during before Old Major's speech tell us about them?In Animal...

The way the animals come into the barn during the meeting
does say a lot about them.  Old Major is lying on a bed of straw on a platform with a
lantern lighting him.  This demonstrates both his age and his respected position among
the animals.

The dogs come in first, which demonstrates
their energy and eagerness.

The pigs come second, and they
sit in the straw, right in front of the platform.  By doing this, they are putting
themselves up to the standing of Old Major, associating themselves with him as his equal
and sharing in his support.

The hens and pigeons both
perch, on the windowsill and in the rafters, because they are always on the periphery of
activity throughout the book.

The horses come in carefully
and slowly, in case they might trample another animal.  This represents their strength
and compassion, as does Clover creating a nest for the ducklings.  Mollie, on the other
hand, is one of the last to enter and is more interested in her sugar and ribbons that
the other animals or the meeting.  Muriel and Benjamin come in together, and throughout
the story usually remain together.