No, never read them and they were never taught at my school when I was a kid. However, I did watch the 1954 Animal Farm cartoon (when I was a kid) on TV and the message I got from it at the time was, as long as you were able to get your way up to the top, you'll be better off than being one of the workers down at the bottom of the food chain. eg. Politican, Doctor, Manager/Boss, etc are better off than a Nurse, employee, etc.