Thidwick Quotes

“He watched his herd leaving. And then Thidwick knew he’d starve if he stayed here! He’d have to go, too!”

“I’m happy my antlers can be of some use. There’s room there to spare, and I’m happy to share! Be my guest and I hope that you’re comfortable there!”

“Hop aboard! And I think that you’ll find that the moose won’t object. He’s the big-hearted kind!”

“This bird is sort of a pest! But I’m a good sport, so I’ll just let him rest. For a host, above all, must be nice to his guests.”

“A host has to put up with all kind of pests, for a host, above all, must be nice to his guest. So you’d try hard to smile, and you’d try to look sweet and you’d go right on looking for moose-moss to eat.”

“Because of those pests, he had run out of luck, because of those guests on his horns, he was stuck!”

“A wonderful something that happens each year to the horns of all moose and the horns of all deer. Today was the day, Thidwick happened to know... that OLD horns come off so that NEW ones can grow!”

″ You wanted my horns; now your quite welcome to ‘em! Keep ‘em! They’re yours! As for ME, I shall take Myself to the far distant side of the lake!”

“His old horns today are where you knew they would be. His quests are still on them, all stuffed, as they should be.”

“Poor Thidwick sank down, with a groan, to his knees. And then, then came something that made his heart freeze. Bullets came zinging right past Thidwick’s face!”

“STOP! You can’t do this to us! These horns are our home and you’ve no right to take out home to the far distant side of the lake!”