Vixen quotes from The Animals of Farthing Wood

Fox

[as Plucky and Dash race] Once upon a time I was the fastest fox of them all. Now out of all the foxes in White Deer Park I'm the slowest.

Vixen

If it wasn't for you fox, there would be no red foxes left alive in White Deer Park to race Hares on a spring morning. Not to mention all the other animals. You've saved us all from one thing or another so many times.

Vixen

But he's a rat.

Spike

[to Toad] Long-Tailed personage.

Toad

He don't like to be called a...er...

Spike

Long-Tailed personage.

Toad

One of those.

Whistler

What can I do?

Vixen

Quite simple, Whistler. You can fly.

Whistler

Fly, yes. It's landing I have trouble with.

Did you win?

Vixen

I think we won, didn't we fox?

Fox

No we didn't win.

Ranger

We did win, we did! The Badgers must have killed fifty rats each! And Adder, and Sinuous, they were magnificent!

Fox

It doesn't matter how many times we attack Bully and his rats, we will never be able to kill enough of them.

Whisper

Oh I'm sure we will.

Charmer

Yes, of course we will. [licks right paw as it's been bitten by rats]

Fox

[shakes head] There's too many of them, and more all the time. Every hole in the forest has a rat's nest in it. Litters of healthy new young, born every few minutes. They grow to fighting size between one full moon and the next. More, more all the time.

Vixen

Oh, Weasel, your little ones. They're so... weaselly!

Weasel

Oh. Thank you, Vixen. They take after me. They're not at all like Measley!

Hurkel

I didn't say you were irritating.

Mossy

Yes, you did!

Hurkel

I just said I find it irritating when you eat worms while sitting on my back. That's not unreasonable, is it, Vixen?

Vixen

Well...

Mossy

You want me to starve, that's it! Has there ever been a more cruel badger?

Hurkel

But I'm kind!

Mossy

Are not!

Shadow

Are those two arguing again?

Vixen

I think so.

Mossy

He's cruel!

Hurkel

Oh... I'm very sorry.

Mossy

Say that you are an unkind, horrible, smelly badger!

Hurkel

Yes, alright, I am.

Mossy

I forgive you! [climbs on Hurkel's back]

Hurkel

Oh, moles...

Fox

[yawns] What about them?

Hurkel

[whispers] They're irritating.

Mossy

I heard that!