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A novel written by Daniel P. Mannix and published in 1967. It had a [[Disney]] [[The Fox and
The plot of ''[[The Fox and The Hound (
▲The plot of ''[[The Fox and The Hound (Literature)|The Fox and The Hound]]'' stars a human-raised red fox named Tod. After Tod causes the death of a hunter's prize hound, Chief, the [[Animal Nemesis|hunter pursues Tod in a fit of vengeance]].
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* [[Bear Trap]]
* [[Cunning Like a Fox]]: Tod engages in a back and forth battle of wits with the hunter, who constantly uses new traps and new hunting methods to try and catch Tod.
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* [[Determinator]]: The Hunter.
* [[Downer Ending]]: Tod {{spoiler|is finally killed}}, and with most of his property gone and no more purpose in life, the hunter retires to a nursing home {{spoiler|that does not allow dogs, so he's forced to shoot Copper}}.
* [[Everything's Worse
* [[Ghibli Hills]]: Subverted. The forest and The Master's land all get eaten up by urbanization.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Copper, an aging bloodhound-mix who'd fallen out of his master's favour, absolutely hates Chief, a younger dog who is challenging his role as head dog. He's overjoyed when Chief is {{spoiler|killed prematurely}}.
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* [[Kick the Dog|Kick The Fox]]: The hunter {{spoiler|kills at least two of Tod's mates and at least two litters of Tod's kits}}.
* [[No Name Given]]: The hunter, who is referred to as [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|The Master]] by Copper and the hunter by Tod.
* [[The Noun and
* [[Old Dog]]: Copper
* [[Pet the Dog]]: A different hunter killed both Tod's mother and siblings, but kept and raised Tod as a pet.
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* [[Shown Their Work]]: Mannix spent over a year studying foxes, which included watching them in the wild, interviewing hunters and even keeping a pair of red foxes in his home. It shows.
* {{spoiler|[[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]}}
* [[Spared
* [[Summon Bigger Fish]]: In this case, Tod uses a train to {{spoiler|off Chief}}.
* [[Xenofiction]]: None of the animals can talk, and much of the book is spent characterizing them without dialogue.
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[[Category:Xenofictional Literature]]
[[Category:The Fox
[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Animal Title Index]]
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