Donkey

Benjamin
Benjamin is the oldest animal on the farm. He also has the worst temper. He rarely talks and when he does, it's always a cynical remark. He is the only animal on the farm to have never laughed. Whenever he is asked why he never laughs, he would reply that there is nothing to laugh about. Although he doesn't admit it, he is devoted to Boxer. He and Boxer would spend their Sundays in a small paddock beyond the orchard, grazing and never speaking. Like most of the animals on the farm, the Benjamin showed up to the meeting. When the rebellion started, all of the animals attacks Mr. Jones and the farmers and chased them out of the farm. The next day, the animals went inside the house to check things out, afterwards, a unanimous decision was made to preserve the house as a museum where no animal shall ever set foot in again. Even after the rebellion, Benjamin was the same as always. He worked the same way he did before the rebellion and he never worked more or less than what he should be doing. The reading and writing classes went well, Benjamin can read just about as well as a pig, which is perfectly, although he never reads. He claims that there was nothing worth reading. In early October, Jones came to Animal Farm with half a dozen men from both Foxwood and Pinchfield in an attempt the recapture the farm. The men all had sticks but Jones had a gun. After the distraction was over, Snowball headed in and attacked the farmers with other animals. Benjamin had attacked the farmers with his small hoofs but bucking them. After getting overpowered, Snowball signaled a retreat for the third wave of attack. January came and the winter was hard on the animals. Snowball then pitched the idea of machines being built to make life on the farm a lot more efficient. Napoleon, who had no plans of his own, simply replied that the machines would amount to nothing. Eventually, the animals formed two factions; "Vote for Snowball and the three-day week" and "Vote for Napoleon and the full manger". Benjamin was the only one who sided himself with one of the factions. He says that whether the windmill is built or not, life will still go on the same.