H Mrs. Hedgehog
Come on, dear!
Whatever you do...dearest...don't...curl up!
[Both Mr. and Mrs. Hedgehog are curled up into a ball, and they get run over by a lorry, crushing and killing them.]
[about the hedgehogs] ...She wouldn't leave him.
Instincts got the better of them. And instincts can be very strong, matey. I should know.
[flying nearby] Kee! Kee!
Everyone else either has been carried or has run over the road.
Or, has been run over! I've got eyes to see!
Those cowering hedgehogs just curled up and died.
Well, I've no desire to commit suicide.
[Adder is refusing to let Owl carry her across the motorway]
Reflect, Adder, on the ancient wisdom expressed in the phrase 'Better to lose one's dignity than to lose one's life'.
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]
And we're alright. The vegetables are beautiful. I've never seen a nicer young cabbage.
If something's wrong just don't tell me!
You are standing on poisoned land. It's in the ground we walk on, the air we breathe, and the plants which seem so luscious are probably deadly!
It was done deliberately.
The farmer! I knew I recognized that smell.
He keeps the poison hidden from his own kind. There are some things even humans don't approve of.
[about the humans growing cabbages with pesticides on them] But what will they do with the cabbages?
Who knows? Perhaps very slowly.
Humans have a saying; One man's meat is another man's poison. Goodness knows what they've done to these apples!
Let's hope for their sakes they've got strong stomachs.
Owl thinks all the animals and plants are poisoned.
Hunger's stronger than any oath.
Owl's right. Instinct will out. I should know.
[The animals are waiting for the birds and the foxes to come back with food from the town.]
If Whistler doesn't get back soon, I'll eat... [eying mole]
I'd eat that if it was on four legs, or even two!
[Whistler gets the food for animals and landed at Adder.]
You do that deliberately!
Not at all, and look I brought you food.
The darkest hour is just before the dawn. Well, it is!
You'll do as I tell you, or else.
Or else I'll bite your head off.
[about Mr. Rabbit] He does look dreadful.
He always looks dreadful!
Step on a crack, break your father's back! Step on a line, you're doing fine!
[Weasel deliberately treads on Adder]
Sorry! Thought you were a crack in the pavement!
Then you ssshouldn't have stepped on me. You'll get bad luck!
Not me! I'm the luckiest weasel in the whole wide world! The luckiest weasel...
[a lightning bolt nearly strikes Weasel]
Sssee? What did I tell you?
Mole! It's all your fault!
Well, at least it isn't mine for a change, eh mateys?
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