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Explanation:

• For the option "They are trying to trick the less - intelligent animals": In "Animal Farm", the pigs often manipulate the other animals. By adding "with sheets", they can make the commandment seem to still hold for the others while they can sleep in beds (without sheets being used by others), tricking the less - intelligent ones.
• For the option "They want to justify why they are now sleeping in beds": The original commandment was "No animal shall sleep in a bed". By adding "with sheets", they create a loophole so that they can sleep in beds (as long as they don't use sheets), justifying their new behavior.
• For the option "The pigs feel entitled to privileges that the other animals do not have": The pigs, as the more "intelligent" and ruling class in the farm, feel they deserve special treatment. Sleeping in beds (while others can't) is one such privilege, and adding "with sheets" is a way to enforce this privilege.
• The option "They think that sheets are not as comfortable as blankets" is incorrect as there is no indication in the text that this is related to their motivation for adding the phrase.
• The option "The pigs want the other animals to stop sleeping in beds with sheets" is incorrect because the other animals were not sleeping in beds with sheets in the first place, and the pigs' goal is to justify their own bed - sleeping, not to stop others from a behavior they don't have.

Answer:

A. They are trying to trick the less - intelligent animals
B. They want to justify why they are now sleeping in beds
D. The pigs feel entitled to privileges that the other animals do not have