Courage means:
a) being cute
b) the age of a "cour"
c) being brave
c) being brave
Who said, "We'll be shot before we've gone a yard."
Badger
a) I'm mad about bacon!
b) Yes, sir, I'm coming.
c) He is a turkey man.
b) Yes, sir, I'm coming.
If a thief takes many things, all of things things are called:
a) loon
b) loob
c) loot
c) loot
Mr. Fox and Badger loaded these onto carts.
ducks, geese, sausage, bacon
What is the lie?
sausage
What phrase means, "hurry up!"
(There are four words in the phrase)
get a move on
Who said, " Keep your guns handy."
Farmer Bean
a) He drinks too little anyway.
b) Thanks for the lovely cider.
c) What an impudent fellow Rat is.
a) He drinks too little anyway.
What does the phrase "choicest morsels" mean?
the best parts
Bunce's storehouse had:
cupboards, shelves, refrigerators
What is the lie?
refrigerators
What does the phrase, "we're done for" mean?
we are going to die
Who said, "Don't talk about it, please. It's a painful subject."
Mr. Fox
a) The work went much more quickly now.
b) Come up and see where you are, my darlings.
c) Don't ask too many questions.
a) The work went much more quickly now.
This word means that something is shaking. The smallest fox was doing it out of excitement.
What word is it?
quivering
a) Badger pulled the floorboards back into place.
b) Mrs. Fox opened one eye.
c) He never stopped once on the way back.
a) Badger pulled the floorboards back into place.
The foxes told Mr. Badger about all of the wonderful food. The baby fox said that, "We have chickens _____!"
What word goes in the blank? It means, "so many."
galore
Who said, "You mean it's ruined?"
a) They were digging a new tunnel.
b) Soon they were crouching underneath yet another wooden floor.
c) I know your way around these farms blindfolded.
c) I know your way around these farms blindfolded.
The large woman who went into the cellar to get jars of cider was carrying something in her hand. It is used for making dough flat. What is it called?
a rolling pin
Badger said:
a) There's nothing wrong with being respectable.
b) Doesn't this interest you just a tiny bit?
c) I should hope not, indeed.
What is the lie?
b) Doesn't this interest you just a tiny bit?
If you proclaim something, you do what?
say something strongly
Who said, "I'm dreaming."
Mrs. Fox
a) You children can't help as well.
b) Three will be quite enough.
c) Oh my, oh my, you'll never see finer geese than these.
a) You children can't help as well.
The answer is a literary word. The example from the story is this.
Mr. Fox loved that the farmer who was waiting for the foxes to starve, was also giving them their dinner without knowing it.
What is the word?
irony
In Bean's cider cellar, it was:
a) vast and damp
b) damp and gloomy
c) gloomy and empty
Which is the lie?
c) gloomy and empty