Scene 24

Scene 24: Source: ../README.md#scene-24 A wicked fox, a sly old sinner, who had been prowling about the neighboring wood for the last 3 years, had that very night burst though the hedge to the yard where Chanticleer and his wives were to take their exercise, and lay hidden in a bed of nettles until the evening, waiting for a good time to fall on Chanticleer. That is the mean way with these wicked foxes, always lie in wait to murder men.

Source: ../README.md#scene-24

Status: aligned with source layer

Summary

While the birds enjoy the yard, the Fox has already crept in from the neighboring wood and hidden among nettles. His long patience makes him an active, immediate threat to Chanticleer.

Scene description

A wicked fox, a sly old sinner, who had been prowling about the neighboring wood for the last 3 years, had that very night burst though the hedge to the yard where Chanticleer and his wives were to take their exercise, and lay hidden in a bed of nettles until the evening, waiting for a good time to fall on Chanticleer. That is the mean way with these wicked foxes, always lie in wait to murder men.

Source excerpt

A wicked fox, a sly old sinner, who had been prowling about the neighboring wood for the last 3 years, had that very night burst though the hedge to the yard where Chanticleer and his wives were to take their exercise, and lay hidden in a bed of nettles until the evening, waiting for a good time to fall on Chanticleer. That is the mean way with these wicked foxes, always lie in wait to murder men.

Entities

Clean-up notes

  • Keep the fox’s long surveillance and nettle-hiding details for visual continuity.

Next actions

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