Boggis was a chicken farmer. He kept thousands of chicken. How was he described (what did he look like)?Hint: see page 2.
enormously fat
"There was no food for the foxes that night, and soon the children dozed off. Then Mrs. Fox dozed off. But Mr. Fox couldn't sleep because of the pain in the stump of his tail." What does doze mean?
Sleep
Why do you think Mr. Fox was always especially careful when coming out of his hole?
He knew danger could be out there.
Mr. Bean likes to drink...
Apple cider
Bunce was a duck and goose farmer. What did he like to eat? Hint:see page 3
donuts injected with goose liver
Who lived in the hole with Mr. Fox?
Mrs. Fox and 4 little foxes
Which farmer made all the plans to capture and kill Mr. Fox? Hint see page 9
Bean
Which one of the 5 senses does Mr.Fox use to know if the farmers are around?
Sight, smell, taste, sound, touch
Hint:see page 11
Smell
What did the farmers use to dig Mr. Fox out of his hole? Hint see page 21
two enormous caterpillar tractors
"His black nose twitched from side to side, sniffing and sniffing for the scent of danger. He found none, and he was just about to go trotting forward into the wood when he heard..." What does trotting mean?
faster than Walking; jogging; running
"Boggis and Bunce and Bean
One fat, one short, one lean.
These horrible crooks
So different in looks
Were nonetheless equally mean."
Give 2 words that rhyme
bean/lean/mean
or
crooks/looks
What part of his body did Mr. Fox have shot off? Hint see page 13
His tail
How many men worked on the 3 farms and were guarding the hill with shotguns? Hint see page 33
108
" They'll kill my children!" cried Mrs. Fox. "Never!" said Mr. Fox. "But darling, they will!" sobbed Mrs. Fox. "You know they will!" What is another word for sobbed?
cried
Mrs. Fox called Mr. Fox "a fantastic fox." Is that a fact or an opinion.
An opinion
What do the farmers mean when they say "we'll starve them out."?
It means that the foxes will come out of the hole when they get hungry.