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Dahl stacks the weapons one after another — sticks, guns, hatchets, pistols — to pile on the menace. The exact count of 108 men turns three ordinary farmers into a small army, and the word 'ring' locks the hill shut.
So the order went down to the farms, and that night one hundred and eight men formed a tight ring around the bottom of the hill. They were armed with sticks and guns and hatchets and pistols and all s...
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Narration Prompt
In your own words, retell Chapter 8. Include what Boggis, Bunce, and Bean set up on the hill, how they tried to tempt Mr Fox out, and how the farmers made sure no fox could escape.
Discussion Questions
- Why do you think Boggis holds the steaming chicken close to Mr Fox's hole and shouts 'Lovely tender chicken!' down the tunnel?
- When the Small Foxes ask how long until they eat, Dahl writes that 'there was no answer to give.' What does that silence from Mr Fox and Mrs Fox reveal about their situation?
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Carrying weapons, ready to fight.
Item 2
Took on a shape or pattern, like a ring or a line.
Item 3
Tools used to fight, hurt, or defend.
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