| A | B |
| Mollie | loves ribbons |
| Muriel | the goat |
| Benjamin | cynical donkey |
| Frederick | pays with counterfeit money |
| Pilkington | toasts Napoleon at the end of the book |
| Squealer | repaints the Seven Commandments |
| Mr. Jones | brings the rebellion on himself |
| Old Major | the visionary |
| puppies | secretly trained by Napoleon |
| Clover | nurses Boxer when he is ill |
| Moses | talks about Sugarcandy Mountain |
| Boxer | "I will work harder" |
| Mr. Whymper | go-between for the animals and the humans |
| Snowball | promises a three-day work week |
| Minimus | farm's poet |
| Pinkeye | tests Napoleon's food |
| nine hens | said to have died from coccidiosis |
| four porkers | "enemy agents" |
| Jesse and Bluebell | dogs |
| Animal Heroes, First Class | Snowball and Boxer |