Widow Tweed looked upon an old photo on her mirror of her precious fox celebrating his first birthday as she fastened a hat to her head.
She glances sadly at the picture one last time, then went to go wake up Tod.
He yawns and smiles as she picks him up from his basket.
Carrying him out of the house, she gets in her car and puts Tod in the passenger seat. Tod is glowing with joy, but the widow is very much unhappy. She drives down the road in silence.
Tod is staring back at the house as they travel down the road. He didn't need Copper anymore, he had this woman, the one who had taken him in and saved his life. This woman had always loved him and would never betray him like Copper had.
He looks out the side as Widow Tweed thinks to herself.
"We met, it seems, such a short time ago. You looked at me, needing me so. Yet from your sadness, our happiness grew. And I found out I needed you too!"
Tod romps around the car.
"I remember how we used to play. Ha ha!"
Tod licks her.
Widow becomes more sad as she realizes how close their time together was ending. "I recall those rainy days."
Tod's joy fades as he notices the sadness on her face. A mix of sadness and concern falls on his face.
"The fire's glow that kept us warm. And now I find we're both alone. Goodbye may seem forever. Farewell is like the end. But in my heart's the memory, and there you'll always be."
She lovingly pets him, then drives until she reaches a spot in the forest. She stops the car and carries Tod out.
Tod looks a little confused.
He gives her a lick, and she hugs him tightly. She puts him down and takes his collar. She then hugs him one last time and gets up to go back to the car.
Tod tries to follow as the chorus begins, but the widow sadly shakes her head "no". She continues towards the car. Tod tries to get up one more time but then, reluctantly, stays. With a tearful glance back at Tod, she drives down the road.
A sad and stunned Tod watches her as she leaves.
The one person he had left...the one person he cared about and loved...was gone.
It starts to rain.
Tod sadly takes shelter underneath a tree and watches the wildlife for a moment. A squirrel leaps into the branches above him, causing some water drops to fall on Tod's head. Tod glances up in anger then sadly moves on.
A porcupine watches him as he looks for shelter. He sees a hole that looks promising but finds that it is occupied. He turns around and leaves. A loud thunderclap frightens him, and he darts into a burrow. He quickly backs out and a badger appears.
"Hold it, sonny! Back off! Consarnit! Wh-where do you think you're goin'?" he growls, angry.
Tod backs away, nervous. "Oh. Oh excuse me. I-I-I was just trying to. . ."
"You barge in on somebody's house like you own it! Tarry hootin' around the woods! Wakin' up folks in the middle of the night!"
"I honestly didn't know anybody lived here. And I. . ."
"Well, you know it now! Now get of my property! Go on! Beat it!"
Tod slowly backs away.
"I've been watching you, sir. You can stay with me if you want to…"
Tod turns around. It's the porcupine.
He wasn't about to turn down a dry place to sleep, even though he wasn't too fond of sleeping next to quills. "That's very nice of you."
"C-come with me."
Tod follows the porcupine, his heart breaking inside all over again.