Having been sat in the same bush for almost an hour, Mr Fox had almost begun to wonder if the girl would come to the backyard like Miss Rattans letter had said, but when he saw one of the windows open and the girl that had been described to him climb out of it, he remained perfectly still and watched her carefully as she ran and picked up the teddy bear he had left as a trap for her, having known that any naughty girl would play with the first thing they saw regardless of who owned it. After waiting until the girls attention was completely upon the toy in her hands, Mr Fox quickly sprung from the bush and grabbed a hold of the childs ankle, whisking her up in an instant and leaving her to dangle above him, allowing her to get a good view of the large anthropomorphic fox that had just grabbed her, including his long vermillion coat and the large burlap sack he was holding in his free paw.
"Uh oh" he said in a playfully reproving tone, "looks like I've found another naughty little girl up to mischief". Seeing that he had momentarily stunned the child, he took the opportunity to open up the sack he was carrying and drop the girl into it, pulling on the drawstrings before slinging it over his shoulder and hopping over the hedge, making his way back up the hill he had come down to return to Redwood forest.
"Didn't Miss Rattan warn you about Mr Fox?" he asked, making his way through the woods as Maddie rolled around in the sack on his back, "I'm sure she must have, the fox who comes to take away naughty little girls who don't behave". When he said this, he felt Maddie calm down a little inside the sack, just as he knew it would. "That's right, you probably thought it was just some silly story she made up to make sure you didn't get up to mischief, but I've taken a lot of very naughty little girls you used to live with Maddison Marie, and now I'm taking you to the same place I took them".
As he said this, he saw he was reaching the entrance to Redwood Village, prompting him to smile and quicken his step. "Don't you worry though" he said kindly, waving to other animals in the street when they noticed the sack across his shoulder, as well the little human girls who pointed and called for others to see, wondering which of their friends Mr Fox had brought to the village this time, "all a naughty little girl like you needs is plenty of love and discipline, so I'm going to take you to a Mommy and Daddy who can give you both".
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