Most-quoted character in The Animals of Farthing Wood: in 102 of its 294 quotesVixen (38), Owl (32), Badger (22)
Scenes with Fox 94
It's not like you to be so hard hearted.
Fox I'm sorry. It's just I'm worried. It is my fault, you see? The poachers were after me. What I don't understand is why they shot a blue fox? They saw me clearly enough.
In the dusk all foxes look the same, red or blue.
Fox Oh I see... then I've really done it haven't I?
Fox I've brought the wrath of the poachers down on all our heads. They'll shoot every fox in the park just to be sure of getting me!
Fox I'll wait by the boundary. They can't miss me there.
No Fox! They won't stop at you, don't you see? It would be a pointless sacrifice! And I need you...
May I say on behalf of all everyone gathered, how gratified we all are on this joyous occasion. Fox and Vixen have always been dear to all of our hearts and-
Fox Least said Owl...
Fox Proper little dreamer she is. Lives in a world of her own.
(laughs) He's a bold little chap!
Ha ha! Just like his father!
The poachers have returned once again to reassert their mastery over us. They are as gods with the power of life and death in their human hands while we mere creatures must submit.
Fox They're shooting anything that moves!
The warden could stop them.
He doesn't even know about the poachers, so he's hardly going to be out looking for them isn't he?
Badger... Mole isn't with us.
I can see that for myself. Tell him to get along and see me as soon as possible!
M Mateless
But... but... (Badger walks away in good spirits) Oh dear...
Fox He can't take it in, poor old codger.
So sorry! Well, I'm not really. Nice soft landing as a matter of fact, but thank you!
Fox (To Dreamer) That'll teach you to pay attention.
As the revered sage said, "He who has run once, will run twice".
Fox What revered sage? The White Stag?
I could take him high up in the sky and drop him, like I did the other one.
Fox No. There's only one animal who can open a jar like this. A human animal.
What happened? Where's Dreamer?
Fox This is the work of Scarface!
Well it's time you taught that scarfaced fox a lesson isn't it?
Fox We musn't jump to conclusions Bold. We don't want to start something we can't finish.
Can't finish? You? The famous Farthing Wood fox?
Fox That's enough! You've got a long way to go my son before you can tell me what to do.
Nobody can tell you what to do. (runs off)
Bold, don't go off like that!
Fox Leave him be. If he won't learn by being told he'll just have to learn by bitter experience.
The red fox cleared the park of poachers. You suffered losses because of them. You should be grateful to the Farthing fox.
Grateful? To him? He drew the attention of the poachers to the foxes in the first place!
But he saved the deer herd, and without the White Deer there would be no White Deer Park, would there? Not for you, nor the Farthing Wood fox or anyone else.
The Farthing Wood animals have a saying. "All for one, and one for all". I am beginning to understand it.
More than I do. He's just a troublemaker him! Says we kidnapped his cub! What rubbish. Do you see a red cub round here?
Fox He's lost. I only asked if you'd seen him.
Scarface, do you swear you don't have the Farthing cub imprisoned in your earth?
That common little beast, in my earth? Puh!
Then we must believe him.
Be quiet! Fox is satisfied. Now he's going to leave your territory, and you're going to let him.
I told you before, Weasel is working for Scarface.
Fox No she's not. Weasel saved my skin as a matter of fact! She was the one who got the stag to come along.
There's an old saying Fox. "It is easy to persuade a person of something he wants to believe".
Fox Yes? Well I know an old saying too Owl. "Credit where credit's due". Well done Weasel.
Fox And as for you , from now on my son you are going to toe the line. You will keep yourself where you can be seen at all hours of the day and night. You will speak only when you are spoken to and you will obey my orders. Right?
Bold? Try not to be too hard on him Fox. You were young once.
It's alright Mother. I'm going anyway.
I can't live here with him! I need space. Freedom to be myself! So, I'm off. Take care of her Charmer.
But Bold! You're too young to go off on your own.
This park... just isn't big enough for both of us, is it Dad? So I say goodbye... forever!
Bold, come back! Come back!
Fox Scarface! I should have dealt with him earlier.
The hares weren't on Farthing Land. He's within his rights.
Fox He did it to spite us.
Oh he's very spiteful, isn't he Measley?
Ooh yeah, I'd say spite incarnate he is.
But what to doooo? To dooo?
I know what I'm going to do... I'm bringing my family back to live on Farthing Land that's what.
(about Scarface) He who lives by stealth shall die by stealth.
Fox I see. So you're saying he killed Dreamer in such a way none of us knew it was him? Now we've got to kill him in the same way.
You know you did you pompous old bird!
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