hwaflo.blogg.se

What ensues is man and machine against little ground dwelling animals as the fox family tries to out dig the farmers, first with their shovels and spades, and then with their modern machines. Fox wouldn't dare show his face again they decide to dig him out. Waiting outside his warren they get a partial victory by shooting off Mr. Finally the farmers collectively snap and instead of waiting for the nightly attack, they take the battle to Mr. Fox is a great provider, hence the "fantastic" handle. The fox family eats well every night and Mr. They respectively raise chickens, ducks and geese and turkeys and apples. Fox and his family have quite a set up, they live next to three repulsive farmers, Farmer Boggis, Farmer Bunce and Farmer Bean. To Buy ( different edition than one reviewed) It's 2011, Time for Some Reading Challenges.Book Review - Shannon Hale's Rapunzel's Revenge.Book Review - Shannon Hale's Calamity Jack.Book Review - Melissa Marr's Old Habits.Book Review - George and Weedon Grossmith's The Di.Book Review - Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr.Book Review - Lauren Willig's The Orchid Affair.Book Review - Armistead Maupin's The Night Listener.Book Review - Armistead Maupin's Mary Ann in Autumn.All the animals live happily and safely, while the farmers remain waiting outside in vain for Mr. Fox invites all the animals to live with him underground and says that he will provide food for them daily thanks to his underground passages. Fox prepares a great celebratory banquet attended by the other starving animals and their families. Fox devises a plan to steal food from the farmers by tunneling into the ground and borrowing into the farmer's houses.Īided by a friendly Badger, the animals bring the stolen food back and Mrs. Unable to leave the hole and steal food, Mr. The farmers decide to wait outside the hole for the foxes to emerge.

The foxes escape in time by burrowing deep into the ground. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. In order to feed his family, he steals food from the cruel, brutish farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night.įinally tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. He lives with his wife and four little foxes. Fox is an extremely clever anthropomorphized fox named Mr.