


That makes Badger feel better about what they are doing. Fox convinces him that they are taking only what is needed to keep their families alive, and they aren’t trying to kill anyone, as Boggis, Bunce, and Bean are. Fox, Badger, and the smallest fox burrow to Bean’s underground room, a cider cellar, Badger says he doesn’t like stealing from others. And they tell her to expect guests.Īs Mr. Fox’s children push the carts back to Mrs. Once at the storehouse, they place already prepared geese, ducks, ham, and bacon in a pushcart, along with carrots for the rabbit family. They dig quicker because Badger is an excellent digger. Fox leads Badger and his remaining three children to Bunce’s storehouse. The Badger’s son is sent to tell all the other animals to go to the foxes’ den. They can’t leave and are starving to death. He learns that the badger, mole, rabbit, and weasel families are all caught in the same trap that Mr. Fox meets Badger and his son in a tunnel. Her son has to convince her that she isn’t. Fox sees her son with the chickens, she thinks she is dreaming. Fox and his other children leave the chicken house exactly the way they found it so no one will know they were there. Then he asks his biggest son to take three chickens that Mr. Once inside, they all drink the water for the chickens. Fox and his children dig their way to one of Boggis’ chicken houses. Fox comes up with an idea that his children are willing to help him accomplish. They also use all their workers to surround the hill so the foxes don’t create another exit hole and escape. They decide to make camp around the hole and wait for Mr. They are tired but still determined to capture Mr. Fox, his family and the farmers live is flattened, and then it becomes a crater, such as those found at the top of a volcano.īean and Bunce stop their machines at 6 p.m. Fox and his family hear the noise of the machines, they work even harder to dig their tunnel deeper and deeper. Before too long, the men grow tired of digging.īunce and Bean hurry back to their farms to get their tractor and mechanical shovel. The fox family begins to dig quickly and deeply to stay out of reach of the farmers. The farmers start to dig into the foxhole with shovels. He dives back into his hole, and only his tail is shot off and left behind. Fox comes out of it, they start shooting at him. Boggis, Bunce and Bean hide in the forest near the fox family’s hole. The farmers don’t like having their birds stolen.īean comes up with an idea for how to kill Mr. The poultry belongs to Farmer Boggis (chickens), Farmer Bunce (geese and ducks) or Farmer Bean (turkeys). Fox takes a duck, goose, turkey or chicken every night from one of three local farmers to feed his family.
