"On a hill above the valley there was a wood. In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole. In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes. . . " Mr Fox is a very clever fox - every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the nearby farms. Chickens from Farmer Boggis; ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce; and turkeys from Farmer Bean. But now the farmers have had enough; and together they hatch a plan to get rid of Mr Fox for good! But what they don't know is Mr Fox has some help; and a fantastic escape plan of his own...