The life of a fox is a perilous one. If they are not being pursued by
farmers, they have to escape the teeth of the ravenous hounds of the
local hunt, chasing them through fields, ditches, hedges and woods.
Foxes, however, are rather smarter than the Hooray Henrys which hunt
them unmercilessly. Our particular fox gets some good advice from an
older fox. He is persuaded to leave the Scottish countryside, and head
for the great metropolis of London.
What follows is an intrepid night train ride to London, followed by
mayhem at Euston Station. The adventure follows the course of the
Regent's Canal, a narrow escape from being mown down by a narrowboat,
and kidnapping. A white female fox enters the story, sharing many
adventures with our brave young fox. There is a twist in the tale, which
might explain why we find so many foxes padding around our gardens, and
inhabiting out-of-the-way places like cemeteries.