Crow quotes from The Animals of Farthing Wood

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.

Crow

Is this the same bold fox I saw before?

Bold

I've been wounded!

Crow

That'll teach you.

Bold

I'm starving! I need help!

Crow

Ha ha.

Bold

Please fly to the copse and tell the badger. She'll help me, I know she will.

Crow

Help you? Why?

Bold

Because... because I saved her life!

Crow

Saved her life?

Bold

Please Crow. I'll always be your friend and help you when you're in trouble!

Crow

A fox? My friend? (laughs) You've been listening to too many stories about the legendary Farthing creatures!

Bold

They aren't legendary. I'm one of them!

Crow

You mean they aren't just a fairy story? The journey from Farthing Wood really happened? Do you... do you know Fox?

Bold

He's my father.

Crow

The famous Farthing fox? Caw! Your father? Caw! Yes, I'll help you, caw!

Bold

Huh. For my father's sake!

Bold

I'm thinking I should fend for myself.

Crow

Fend for yourself? You wouldn't last a day!

Bold

But I didn't leave home to depend on others!

Crow

Oh, you're lucky to be still alive! Isn't it enough?

Bold

I will be free, even if I die in the attempt.

Crow

That was a narrow escape! Thank your lucky stars!

Bold

(woefully) Looks like I've caught my last chicken.

Crow

What next? Next?

Bold

You tell me!

Crow

Still want to live off humans?

Bold

What else can I do? I couldn't catch a mouse in a trap!

Crow

Suppose you could try the town...

Bold

Town? What's a town?

Crow

All houses! No fields. Humans everywhere! But a lot of cover. A lot to scavenge. Humans are very wasteful!

Bold

Will you show me where it is?

Crow

Oh, would you share your spoils?

Bold

It's a deal.

Crow

Go while it's dark. I'll tell Shadow you've gone, and catch you up later.

Bold

But how will I know the way?

Crow

Follow the noise! Like a loud buzzing the nearer you get.

Bold

Tell Shadow... I'll miss her!

Crow

So, what's wrong?

Bold

It's just... I miss... other foxes.

Crow

Ooh, is that all? Plenty of foxes around, you'll soon bump into one of them!

Bold

I already have. She wasn't interested.

Crow

Now we have it, a she! A she! Well, the course of true love never did run smooth my friend.

Crow

After all that brave talk you're going back!

Bold

Yes... with my tail between my legs(!).

Crow

You've failed!

Bold

Yes... my struggles are over Crow. (sighs)

Rollo

Oh don't! You'll make me cry again.

Bold

All my life I've tried to escape from my father's shadow. But it seems I've fated!

Bold

She only accepted me as her mate because of my father. I'm no good to her! Except as a guide to lead her to his precious nature reserve! Oh!

Bold

You still with us? I thought you would have given us up by now...

Crow

Can't do that! Do that! Neither can you!

Bold

You know I can't go back in there!

Crow

Then why did you come all this way?

Bold

For Whisper and the cubs... I got her here, now my job's over...