Adder quotes from The Animals of Farthing Wood

[About riding on Badger] I feel so guilty riding along like this, while everyone else is so tired and I'm not helping at all.

You're more help where you are than you would be on the ground, Moley.

I could keep up, now that you've all slowed down!

Adder

I'd swap places with Mole any time.

What would you hold on with? Your teeth?

Adder

I'd be pleased to steal a ride on you... Weasel!

S1 E2 The Journey Begins

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When perched between two evils, the best solution is to stay still.

Adder

Easssier said than done.

S1 E3 Through Fire and Through Water

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Traveled too far yesterday, Fox.

Toad

Too fast for us small animals, too slow for you.

Hmm, true, Toad. It's very uncomfortable for us larger animals.

Oh dear, it's all my fault. Oh, oh, I'm sorry, Badger.

I didn't mean you were making me uncomfortable, Moley. Go on, eat your worms. It's alright.

[Mole goes back underground.]

You're right, Badger. We can't slow our pace any further. What are we going to do?

I know! What Adder needs is a sting in the tail! [laughs] That'll make her move!

Adder

I'll give you a sting in the tail!

[Weasel screams and runs off.]

Some weasels never learn.

S1 E3 Through Fire and Through Water

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BBruno

If I could get my teeth into you...

Adder

[snarls] Watccch it! My bite'sss worse than my bark.

S1 E4 False Haven

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Mr. Pheasant

Psst... Adder. Psst! Adder! UGHHH!

[He witnesses what's left of his cooked wife cooling on the windowsill, and he starts crying really hard, and he is bursting into tears. Then Bruno hears Mr. Pheasant crying]

TGTom Griggs

Huh?

Adder

Psssst! PHEASSSANT! GET OUT OF SSSIGHT!

Mr. Pheasant

I can't see anything! Where are you, Adder?

Adder

Never mind you seeing me! Don't let the farmer see you! Whoops! [she hides]

Mr. Pheasant

...Farmer?

[Moments later, he is shot off-screen and killed by Tom Griggs. Then the animals hear a gunshot and the scared rooks caw, flying]

Oh... NO!

Mrs. Hare

If that's Pheasant, I'll never forgive myself.

Need another volunteer, Fox?

Owl, I'd be grateful if you were a little less critical and a little more helpful.

You want me to help?

You could offer to go back for Adder.

[yawning] I suppose I could.

So why don't you?

Well, it's almost night and wings are faster than the fleetest of foot. So I suppose I might as well volunteer. [takes off flying] See you soon!

That bird.

[Badger hears a rook cawing]

Look. A stranger.

S1 E5 Snare for the Unwary

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Where are you?

Adder

At last! What kept you?

Where's Pheasant?

Adder

Roasting for supper. Speaking of which, Can I offer you some juicy rat?

Hmm, don't mind if I do.

[Adder grins and swoops down and Owl flies, a dead rat lies on the floor]

Fancy Fox allowing Pheasant to come back for you! Why, he couldn't even fly properly!

Adder

I sssuppose there were lotsss of volunteers?

Well, one or two. Well, one anyway.

Adder

You would've known better than to ask.

Fox couldn't lead a pack of hounds.

Adder

Even if they were on his scent!

[They laugh]

S1 E5 Snare for the Unwary

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[about the animals] Where would they be without me?

Adder

They're without you now.

Hmmm.

S1 E5 Snare for the Unwary

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If love is blind as they say it is, it's a fine state for our leader to get himself into.

Adder

You helped save him.

You helped save his mate.

Adder

I was sssaving myself.

Says who?

S1 E9 Whistler's Quarry

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[A chain link fence is blocking their way to the quarry]

Toad

It's alright Badger, we can all hop through! Oh... see what you mean, I'd forgotten how big you all were.

Adder

That toad is ssso astute.

Would it help if I tunneled underneath?

Moley, what would we do without you?

Adder

Die of thirst, I should think!

S1 E9 Whistler's Quarry

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Thought you'd got lost.

Adder

Sorry to disappoint you.

If you're so slow, how slow is a slow-worm?

Adder

They're just lizards without legsss!

You're as proud as Toad.

Adder

Not possible. Fox and Vixen have made him feel so important, his head's swollen to the size of a puffball.

Coming for a hunt?

[yawning] At this time of day?

Please yourselves.

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One step at a time.

FMrs. Fieldmouse

Some of us have bigger steps than others.

Adder

And sssome of us have no sssteps at all!

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HMrs. Hedgehog

Come on, dear!

Mr. Hedgehog

I... I... I can't!

HMrs. Hedgehog

Please...

Mr. Hedgehog

Don't...curl up...

HMrs. Hedgehog

Please!

Mr. Hedgehog

Whatever you do...dearest...don't...curl up!

HMrs. Hedgehog

Oh no!

[Both Mr. and Mrs. Hedgehog are curled up into a ball, and they get run over by a lorry, crushing and killing them.]

Vixen

[about the hedgehogs] ...She wouldn't leave him.

Mr. Hare

What happened?

Mrs. Hare

Why didn't they run?

Toad

Instincts got the better of them. And instincts can be very strong, matey. I should know.

Kestrel

[flying nearby] Kee! Kee!

She's found Adder!

Everyone else either has been carried or has run over the road.

Adder

Or, has been run over! I've got eyes to see!

Those cowering hedgehogs just curled up and died.

Adder

Well, I've no desire to commit suicide.

Then let me take you.

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[Adder is refusing to let Owl carry her across the motorway]

Reflect, Adder, on the ancient wisdom expressed in the phrase 'Better to lose one's dignity than to lose one's life'.

Adder

I won't lose either if I stay here, which is exactly what I'm going to do, you pompous bundle of feathers! Because no one can force me to do anything I don't wisssh to!

[Whistler snatches Adder and flies her across much to the amusement of the other animals]