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"Keep going, my darlings!" panted Mr. Fox. "Don't "Hey there, Mr. Fox!" yelled Bunce, leaning out of
give up!" his tractor. "We're coming to get you now!"
"Keep going!" the fat Boggis shouted to Bunce "You've had your last chicken!" yelled Boggis.
and Bean. "We'll get him any moment now!" "You'll never come prowling around my farm again!"
"Have you caught sight of him yet?" Bean called A sort of madness had taken hold of the three
back. men. The tall skinny Bean and dwarfish pot-bellied
"Not yet," shouted Boggis. "But I think you're Bunce were driving their machines like maniacs,
close!" racing the motors and making the shovels dig at a
"I'll pick him up with my bucket!" shouted Bunce. terrific speed. The fat Boggis was hopping about like
"I'll chop him to pieces!" a dervish and shouting, "Faster! Faster!"
But by lunchtime the ma- V By five o'clock in the afternoon this is what had
V
chines were still at it. And so happened to the hill:

were the poor foxes. The

hill now looked like this: st-

The farmers didn't stop for lunch; they were too
keen to finish the job.

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