On a hill above the valley stood a forest. In this forest stood a huge tree. Under this tree was a den. In this den lived Mr. Fox and Mrs. Fox, together with their four little foxes. Mr. Fox is a particularly clever fox. Every evening, he sneaks down into the valley to feed on food from the nearby farms. He gets chickens from Farmer Boggis, ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce, and turkeys from Farmer Bean. However, the farmers have had enough and hatch a plan to get rid of Mr. Fox for good. What they don't know is that Mr. Fox has some help and has a fantastic escape plan of his own.