[Adder is refusing to let Owl carry her across the motorway]
Owl
Reflect, Adder, on the ancient wisdom expressed in the phrase 'Better to lose one's dignity than to lose one's life'.
Adder
I won't lose either if I stay here, which is exactly what I'm going to do, you pompous bundle of feathers! Because no one can force me to do anything I don't wisssh to!
[Whistler snatches Adder and flies her across much to the amusement of the other animals]
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