Mr. Hedgehog quotes from The Animals of Farthing Wood

Badger

Isn't an assembly a bit drastic?

Fox

[walks up to a small ridge near the trickle] If this isn't drastic...

Mr. Hedgehog

Hmm, exactly.

Fox

Then what is?

Badger

But a Farthing Wood assembly, Fox? Why we haven't had one of those in years. They're only ever called if there's an.... er...

Weasel

Emergency?

Fox

And I call this an emergency.

Weasel

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Fox

Not to put too fine a point on it, without water, we animals of Farthing Wood are hardly likely to survive.

Mr. Hedgehog

Hmm, here, here.

Weasel

I mean, if you wouldn't call that an emergency, what would you call it? Alice? Ahahaha!

Badger

[unimpressed] Very funny.

Mr. Hedgehog

Erm, but if you don't mind my asking, what'll having some assembly achieve?

Mrs. Rabbit

What can we mere animals do?

Fox

I'm not sure yet. But I reckon that if you and me and Badger and Weasel can get every single member of our woodland community together fast, then maybe one of us might come up with...

Mrs. Rabbit

A solution?

Weasel

[clapping] Clever clogs, clever clogs!

Do stop snoring dear.

Mr. Hedgehog

Me? I don't snore.

That's what you always say, but I think your snores are positively earth shattering.

Mr. Pheasant

I say! It's a pheasant shoot!

Mrs. Pheasant

For once, I have to admit you're right, dear.

Mr. Pheasant

"For once"?!

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.