Chapters 5, 6 & 7

In these chapters, the farmers start madly drying to dig Mr Fox and his family out of their burrow. They use great big machines and start wrecking the hillside. All the village people come to see what is going on and laugh at them.
Why do you think the Farmers actions are not very sensible?
What else could they do to try and catch Mr Fox?
If you were one of the farmers, what would your plan be?

Chapters 3 & 4

On page 21, it says 'But Mr Fox would not have been so cocky...' What does this mean?
How might getting shot have changed Mr Fox's attitude towards stealing from the farmers?
How might Mr Fox have felt about losing his beautiful tail?
Do you think the Farmers would kill Mr Fox's children?

Answer these questions using key words in your answers.

Chapters One and Two

Boggis, Bunce and Bean hate Mr Fox and want to do horrible things to him. Now that they think they know where Mr Fox lives, what are they likely to do?
Post a comment about how you think the farmers might try to catch or hurt Mr Fox

Prior to reading

Fantastic Mr Fox, by Roald Dahl, is a much loved childrens book. When you think about the title and look at the cover, what ideas come to mind about the story and who the characters might be?
Briefly outline what you think the story might be about.