Adder quotes from The Animals of Farthing Wood

Adder

You do that deliberately!

Whistler

Not at all, and look I brought you food.

Adder

I forgive you.

Weasel

Step on a crack, break your father's back! Step on a line, you're doing fine!

Weasel

Sorry! Thought you were a crack in the pavement!

Adder

Then you ssshouldn't have stepped on me. You'll get bad luck!

Weasel

Not me! I'm the luckiest weasel in the whole wide world! The luckiest weasel...

Weasel

AAAGH!

Adder

Sssee? What did I tell you?

Adder

(after eating one of the ebible frogs) Delicious!

Toad

You're supposed to be making friends with the local inhabitants! Not eating them!

Toad

Here... I don't live here... do I? Hmm... well mateys... got to get home... got to get home...

Adder

Toady!

Toad

Got to get back to the pond where I was born... got to get back...

Adder

Toady... your old pond doesn't exist any more!

Toad

Got to get back to the pond where I was born...

Adder

Toadsss.

Adder

Your face is familiar.

Bold

Don't see why. Never seen you before.

Adder

Ssstrange. You have the looks of the Farthing Wood fox.

Bold

Well, I suppose I would. He is my father.

Adder

I thought ssso.

Bold

Aren't you the sssmarty pantsss!

Adder

Sso cheeky. And your sister just dead!

Bold

How did you know?!?

Adder

I sssee all evil, hear all evil and do all evil!

Owl

You got the wrong fox, it was supposed to be Scarface!

Adder

Well why didn't Fox tell me so himself instead of sending those stupid weasels as his messengers?!?

Owl

Yes, but the point is, what do we do now?

Adder

I sssuppose you want me to bring the blue fox back to life? (sniggers)

Owl

It would be better for you if you could.

Adder

Explain!

Owl

Scarface knows an adder's bite. You killed his son. If I were you I'd stay low for a while.

Adder

How low can you get? I couldn't get much lower unless I tunnelled underground! Ssstupid bird! As for those ssstupid weasels...

Owl

Something will have to be done about them.

Owl

I see you!

Adder

(stammering) Oh, I hear you as well! And ssso will everyone elssse!

Owl

Just because you're afraid, there's no need to be rude.

Adder

I am not af-f-fraid, I'm f-f-freezing cold!

Owl

Cold? Well then you must be hungry!

Adder

F-f-fasting's good for me! Saves venom, which I'm g-g-going to need!

Owl

Ah, so we're after Scarface now are we?

Adder

Why don't you just hoot from the treetops and be done with it!

Owl

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit! And to think I was going to feed you. Huh!

Scarface

(after trapping Adder) You miserable creeping worm! Did you think you would kill me like you killed my son?

Adder

How do you know I killed him? I'm not the only Adder in White Deer Park.

Scarface

You're the one on Farthing Land.

Adder

But your son didn't die on Farthing Land, ssseee? Doesn't mean a thing. And you'll have a long wait if you're waiting for me.

Scarface

I'm in no hurry...

Adder

...Neither am I. I can go for days without food. Can you?

Adder

Ssstill there, Scarface?

Scarface

Still here, Adder.

Adder

You're wasting your time. Sssoon you'll be wasting away! (sniggers)

Scarface

Laughing? When I've just bitten your tail off?

Scarface

Only a Farthing adder would do that. Come on. Admit it. You're the famous Farthing adder. You're the brave snake who killed Scarface's son... ADMIT IT! I'll get you. See if I don't!

Adder

Not if I get you firssst!

White Stag

(Narrating) Fox may have lacked the killer instinct, but not Adder...

Adder

And now, it'sss my turn!

Toad

Adder me old matey, long time no see! Ha har! How are y... ooh... (see's Adder's tail has been bitten off) You're not half the snake you used to be matey.

Adder

Ssscarface thinks snake tastes nice!

Toad

He did that to you?

Adder

I'm going to give him a taste of what adders are really made of! (sniggers) Nice...

Scarface

YOU?!?

Adder

The same!

Scarface

(last lines) What... you've forgotten... Adder... is that I am not... the end of my line... I will be avenged...

Adder

We shall see!

White Stag

Adder?

Adder

I was about to say no more, no less. (laughs) But that wouldn't be quite true...

White Stag

You are in a good humour, in spite of your injury. Scarface's work?

Adder

How did you guess?

White Stag

I heard something about it. As a matter of fact I was on my way to see him.

Adder

Most interesting. (laughs)

White Stag

Well I musn't keep you. No doubt you have your own business to attend to.

Adder

I've already done so, thanksss!

White Stag

May I ask whether or not it's worth continuing my journey?

Adder

Depends on whether you wanted just to see Scarface, or to talk to him?

White Stag

To talk to him.

Adder

The save yourself the bother! Sometimesss, actions speak louder than wordsss!

Toad

You know matey, I don't see you for months and suddenly I bump into twice in one day! To what do I owe the honour?

Adder

It's safer to be out and about than it used to be.

Toad

Eh?

Adder

The park residents number one less...

Toad

(counting with his fingers) One, two, three, four...

Adder

Ssstupid!

Toad

Alright, so what are you getting at? You're worse than Owl! No use talking in riddles to me matey!

Adder

I jussst killed Scarface! Scarface is dead! I bit him!

I am Sinuous.

Adder

So am I.

No, no, no, no, no, it's my name, Sinuous.