Bold quotes from The Animals of Farthing Wood

Bold

A human crippled me - a human shall feed me!

Bold

(eying the chickens in a farm) If I could just get one...

Bold

(After Crow gives Bold his share of food) Mmm... things are looking up!

Vixen

Foxes hunt by night, so now it's time for your afternoon sleep.

Bold

But I'm not tired!

Vixen

Keep away from my cubs!

Lady Blue

As if I'd want anything to do with such common riff raff.

Vixen

Then what are you doing on Farthing Land? You wouldn't dare insult my cubs if my mate were here.

Lady Blue

Yes, well he isn't is he? And lucky for you, neither's mine.

Vixen

Are you threatening me? (Bold growls)

Lady Blue

What kind of mother leaves her cubs unattended.

Vixen

A mother with friends. (cuts to Badger petting the other three cubs)

Owl

(To Lady Blue) Where are your cubs?

Bold

Ow! (Vixen snarls)

Lady Blue

You're going to have trouble with that one. (she leaves)

Vixen

Dear brave Bold, you do have more courage than sense.

Bold

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.

Bold

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.

Bold

Nobody can tell you what to do. (runs off)

Vixen

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.

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!

Bold

Don't worry! I don't mean you any harm! I'm just having a look round!

Ranger

Then you shouldn't be looking around here.

Bold

Why not?

Ranger

Stay on your own land!

Bold

White Deer Park is my land. I was born here, same as you. What's your name?

Ranger

My friends call me Ranger.

Bold

I'm Bold.

Ranger

Oh, I can guess why they call you that, stranger!

Bold

Hehe, yeah. Listen, you and me... we don't have to quarrel, do we? Just because our parents have quarreled? We can still be friends! What do you say?

Scarface

You're going to regret trespassing on my land.

What's wrong with you? What's up?

Bold

I'm... dying!

Eh? What of?

Bold

Scarface wounded me as he forced me down the tunnel. I'm bleeding!

Oh you can't die yet, he wants to question you!

Bold

He may be too late! My life's blood is flowing from my veins.

Can't you just hold on till he comes back? He's only gone hunting.

Bold

I'm... going. (He suddenly leaps and escapes from the earth)

You! Come back here!

Badger

We heard you were taken by Scarface.

Bold

I was. Only I escaped.

Escaped?

Bold

Yeah, it was nothing. Just a bit of low cunning, a speedy getaway and here I am!

Bold

Honestly, Dad makes too much fuss about Scarface! Too cautious by half!

Mr Hare

Excuse me, but in the wild caution is essential to survival!

Bold

Huh. What could that old codger do?

Vixen

Badger? More than you apparently.

Bold

You're all against me!

Bold

Dad?

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?

Vixen

Bold? Try not to be too hard on him Fox. You were young once.

Bold

It's alright Mother. I'm going anyway.

Vixen

Going? What do you mean?

Bold

I can't live here with him! I need space. Freedom to be myself! So, I'm off. Take care of her Charmer.

Vixen

But Bold! You're too young to go off on your own.

Bold

This park... just isn't big enough for both of us, is it Dad? So I say goodbye... forever!

Vixen

Bold, come back! Come back!

Crow

Caw! Any real fox would turn his nose up at a scrap like that!

Bold

It's food isn't it?

Crow

It's unfair on those weaker than yourself, who would have been glad of a ready meal.

Bold

Okay. I'll leave you some. How about that?

Crow

Oh. Well, if you put it that way... Chancing your luck aren't you?

Bold

What do you mean?

Crow

Out and about in daylight? Aren't you afraid of the humans?

Bold

(looks around and laughs) What humans?

Crow

You can mock, but you'll be sorry!

Bold

Rubbish! Why don't you come and eat?

Crow

I will... when you've gone.

Bold

Huh! Too cautious by half. (he runs off)

Crow

That young cub's in for a nasty shock, one of these days.

Bold

I don't want to hurt you! Is this your sett? I'm sorry.

Shadow

I've not seen you before have I?

Bold

I'm new around here. My nose led me.

Shadow

The pheasants, yes. A lot of foxes come. But they don't stay.

Bold

Why? Get bored of taste or what?

Shadow

The human kills them. He wants the pheasants for himself.

Bold

Oh, surely he can spare a few.