Mrs. Hare quotes from The Animals of Farthing Wood

Mrs. Rabbit

Don't panic! Those newts are on their last legs!

Adder

Lucky they've got any!

Mrs. Rabbit

[checks up on the newts] What's wrong?

Our baby's dying.

If we don't find water soon, we'll all die.

I can face it! Tell me, are we all going to die, Fox?

Weasel

Probably! Ahahahaha! Want to take bets on it?

Mr. Hare

Perhaps we should go back.

Mrs. Hare

Do you think we should?

Fox

No one's going back. There's nothing to go back for.

[to his dog Bruno] Right, Bruno, now's your chance to save your skin. Guard that door. And guard it well. Because if that fox escapes, you'll be as dead as this bird. [he holds up a dead Mrs. Pheasant]

Mr. Pheasant

[wails] My wife!

[to Fox] You wait 'till I'm reloading my gun, Fox. I'll get my own back on you, you see if I don't.

Fox

Check the windows.

Owl

They're shut.

Owl

I'm afraid your wife's going to be the farmer's dinner, Pheasant.

Mr. Pheasant

[cries] Where? Where is she?

Mrs. Hare

Poor Pheasant, no wonder you were so scared all the time.

Weasel

Just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they're not out to get you! Ahahaha!

Fox

[hears Bruno growling] It must be some way out. [hears Bruno panting] Owl?

Owl

This is going to take some thinking about. [closes her eyes]

Mum, she's fallen asleep.

Mrs. Rabbit

Shhh... [Bruno growls at the barn door and whines]

Gaah! [goes back to the house and closes the door] That fox is done for this time!

He'll keep. Your dinner won't. [puts down the plate of chicken drumstick and boiled vegetables]

Oh! [closes his shotgun] Women!

Mr. Pheasant

[sobs] My poor wife...

Mrs. Hare

Yes... [to Mr. Hare] we must be nice to him, dear. Do try.

Mr. Pheasant

It's only now she's gone, I realise how much she did for me. [sobs] Who's going to dig for my grubs now?

Mr. Hare

Oh! I draw the line at that!

Mr. Pheasant

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

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?

Badger

Oh... NO!

Mrs. Hare

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

Owl

Need another volunteer, Fox?

Fox

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

Owl

You want me to help?

Fox

You could offer to go back for Adder.

Owl

[yawning] I suppose I could.

Fox

So why don't you?

Owl

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!

Fox

That bird.

Badger

Look. A stranger.

Fox

What happened to Pheasant?

Owl

You need me to tell you?

Mrs. Hare

I knew it! Poor Pheasant! And I was so unkind to him...

Mr. Hare

Now he's got something to cry about.

Mrs. Hare

That's just it - he'll never cry anymore! [sobbing]

Mr. Hare

Don't you start!

Fox

I should never have let him go.

Owl

[critical] True.

Owl

When there is no way forward, the only way is back.

Fox

The hunt! We can't go back!

Weasel

[jeering] We could!

Mrs. Hare

Yes we could. You're just being selfish.

Badger

HOW DARE YOU! After all Fox has done for us! Why he could have stayed with Vixen and left us to our fate, but he came back didn't he? And why? Because we animals stick together.

Mole

Hooray!

Vixen

Kestrel, can you see them?

Kestrel

They're coming this way! I think they're on your scent!

Fox

We've no choice.

Badger

To the road!

Mr. Vole

Can we vote on it please?

Fox

No time.

Owl

Sometimes fear of one evil overcomes the fear of another.

Weasel

In other words, let's scarper!

Come on, dear!

Mr. Hedgehog

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

Please...

Mr. Hedgehog

Don't...curl up...

Please!

Mr. Hedgehog

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

Oh no!

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!

Fox

She's found Adder!

Owl

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

Adder

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

Owl

Those cowering hedgehogs just curled up and died.

Adder

Well, I've no desire to commit suicide.

Owl

Then let me take you.

Mrs. Hare

[about Mr. Rabbit] He does look dreadful.

Mr. Hare

He always looks dreadful!