

Story-Contest-2015-FMFox-BannerMISCHIEF IN TORONTO
By Anu Bolor

There was a knock at Mr. Fox’s door late at night. It was Badger, one of his oldest friends, but he looked worried. The fox invited him in and sat him down on the couches. “It’s Boggis, Bunce and Bean. They took everything.” Badger said. Mr. Fox was confused “Took what?” he asked.
“My home. They dug it up for their new restaurant location on the north side of Riverdale Park.”
“You’re welcome to stay with us for as long as you need to, but I have one condition.”
“We are getting revenge my friend.” And with that, Mr. Fox slipped into the darkness outside.

Mr. Fox had an idea on how he could get back at the three food tycoons. Just as he expected, Badger had followed him and was walking beside him soon enough. “So the plan is, we’re just going to steal a small amount of food and that’s it” Mr. Fox explained to Badger. “I suppose I have no choice now” Sighed Badger as they trudged off to Boggis, Bunce and Bean’s Food Luxury on Danforth Avenue.

When they got there, it was well past midnight but Mr. Fox was determined to get back at the billionaires. They walked around the building looking for some secret entrance but they found nothing. Suddenly Badger pointed to a rather small window in the side of the building, so they began climbing. Once they had gotten in, Mr. Fox busted out a map of the building, Badger wondering where he had gotten it, and started to walk with his snout in the paper. Soon enough, Mr. Fox stopped right in front of large door marked “FOOD STORAGE”. Badger, assuming that was where they were going to steal the food, followed Mr. Fox inside the room. The two mammals were in awe the second they stepped in. There were tall shelves fully stocked with food. There was enough food on one shelf to feed a whole city. Suddenly, footsteps could be heard from behind the closed door and Badger rushed to turn off the lights as Mr. Fox panicked for a place to hide. They both dove behind the stack of empty boxes just in time.

A tall man walked in followed by a chubby one and a short one. Mr. Fox guessed they were Boggis, Bunce and Bean. “Boggis, I told you. There is nobody down here.” said the tall one in a very stern voice. The chubby man, who appeared to be Boggis, shifted in his spot looking very uncomfortable. “Oy Bean, look over here, we’re missing a can of lentils” beckoned the short one, who was probably Bunce. Bean, who was the tall one, came over to take a closer look. Pointing to each can as he counted, he ended with 19 cans. “Seems like we are” Bean said vigorously, slowly scanning the area of the room. Mr. Fox whipped his head around to where Badger was crouching to see lentils and a can. Badger was also looking quite guilty. Mr. Fox shot him a look and paid attention to what was going on in front of him. By now, the three men were filing out of the room and locked the door behind them. Mr. Fox and Badger snuck out with the food in their hands using the window.

It was well past 3:00 AM in the morning when Mr. Fox and Badger returned. The pair was feeling quite proud and accomplished. Mrs. Fox did not share those feelings.
“What is this?” Mrs. Fox asked when they came in
“Err, well you see we went shopping” Mr. Fox answered nervously
Badger nodded quickly
“Is that so? Because I’m pretty sure no shops of any kind are open at this hour.”
“Well, a new shop opened just yesterday. It’s called ‘We’re not Lying ‘ and it’s open 24/7”
Badger started to sweat a lot. In a matter of seconds, he broke. “I’m sorry Catherine, but Boggis, Bean and Bunce took my home for their new restaurant here in Toronto and then Foxy over here had the idea to go and steal some of their food, but then I almost got us caught, but we didn’t get caught and here we are now.” Badger rapidly spat out.
Mrs. Fox crossed her arms with a smug look on her face. “Well, well, well. I guess we have a fox in trouble”

Suddenly, they heard somebody knocking on the door. When they opened the door, there was Rabbit and Squirrel. “Boggis, Bunce and Bean took your homes too?” asked Badger. They nodded sadly and the Mr. And Mrs. Fox invited them inside. “We live at Moss Park but then suddenly, they just started construction there for the restaurant!” explained Squirrel. “Something absolutely has to be done!” exclaimed Mr. Fox, throwing his hands up in the air in exasperation. A wide grin creeped across his face when the idea hit him. Mrs. Fox could already tell what he was going to do even before he said anything. “Fine, go ahead. Go steal all the food. But make sure nobody gets hurt” she sighed. The plans came together in his head and he explained to everybody, and they agreed to it. Before they knew it, morning had come and their plan was about to be put into action.

At 9:00 AM sharp, the group snuck into the restaurant and waited in the washrooms until the place Opened. About 30 minutes after the guests started pouring in, and all the staff were busy, the animals snuck into the food storage with large bags to put the food in. After they had collected all the food, they had to figure out a way to exit and get back without being noticed. Unfortunately, Mr. Fox had not thought that far ahead in the plan and the group were in a bit of a pickle. Rabbit suggested he would go pull the fire alarm and they would be able to leave but the fire alarm was in the manager’s office, which would mean that Boggis, Bunce and Bean would be there. Just as Mr. Fox was about to give up, Squirrel came up with an idea. Somebody would throw a can of food disguised as a rat, which should have distracted everybody and then somebody would go hit the other fire alarm close to the washrooms.

In no less than 20 minutes, Badger had created a rat out of a can of corn. Rabbit was to go throw it into the main eating area and Mr. Fox himself would get the fire alarm.  Rabbit stayed close to the table covers, as they were as white as her fur. When she got to the middle of the restaurant, she pushed the “rat” into the shadows so it wouldn’t be easy to distinguish. In less than 3 seconds, somebody screamed “RAT” and the whole building turned into a frenzy. People were standing on chairs and tables. Not a single person was sitting anymore. Mr. Fox took that moment to his advantage and hid in the shadows on the way to the washroom. He jumped high enough to pull down the fire alarm and ran back to his spot around the corner. The sprinklers turned on and all the guests were screaming, which definitely caught Boggis, Bunce and Bean’s attention and they came into the eating area with confusion. Mr. Fox recollected with the rest of the group and they escaped through the emergency exit.

When they got home, Mrs. Fox welcomed them home with open arms. She and Rabbit cooked up a large feast for everybody. They all enjoyed their meal and laughed over their victory because they knew that Boggis, Bunce and Bean’s Food Luxury would be rarely visited again

After their grand feast, Mr. Fox went back to the restaurant just in time for the T.V. interview. Boggis was grumbling and Bunce looked panicked but Bean looked strangely calm. Mr. Fox left the note he had written on the table and left as quickly as he could. Boggis noticed it first. “Look over there, seems there’s something else we missed while packing up.” Bunce picked it up and read it out loud:

Dear Mr. Boggis Bunce and Bean,
I am very sorry that your restaurant will probably receive
Less customers in the next few days to weeks.
I hope that your lives will somehow get better.
I am very happy with all the food you “lent” me
That’s what you get for not thinking of
Others while acting. That should teach you
To think before digging up my friends’ homes
Wishing you the best of luck,
Fantastic Mr. Fox


  The Powers by Keaton Smith

  “How did you sleep last night?” he asked.
  “See you later,” I called to my brother.
  “Good morning, class,” she said.
  “What happened?” I asked.
  “See for yourself,” I said.
  “What do you mean?” he asked.
The End

The BFG  in Toronto by Eunice Chong  (Age 12)


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“Who are you?”





“Why have you come here?” she continued.


“The poor what?” Chloe repeated, rather dazzled.






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Back outside, she handed the BFG the book.









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You have to see what’s in there James!

But what if I’m caught?

You won’t be!  Just do it!

But Aunt Molly could come back!!

Since when have you ever cared about Aunt Molly?


C’mon.  Don’t be a scaredy cat!

Alright, alright.  But if anything happens to me…




“Did you hear that guys?” somebody whispered.

I whirled around.  Surprisingly, no one was there.

“Yeah!  Do you think someone found us?”





“Our?” I asked.


“Ummm… sure,”




I was confused, “Why?”




“What will happen when it’s pressed?



“Thank you so much!” said Gary.

“No problem… I’d better get back, though,”


“Sorry kid,” Gary patted me on the back.






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