# Reddy Fights a Battle explained — Green Meadow Stories > Chapter companion for Green Meadow Stories by Thornton W. Burgess. ## What happens Reddy Fox, frustrated by hunger and failed attempts to find food, finally catches a dead fish by the Big River. He battles his own selfishness and decides to bring the fish home to share with Old Granny Fox. ## Themes in this chapter ### Kindness and Gratitude Reddy overcomes his own hunger to bring food to Old Granny Fox, demonstrating selfless kindness. ### Wisdom and Heedlessness Reddy initially ignores his natural gifts and blames others, but later uses his wits and learns to focus on what he can do. ## Character check-ins ### Reddy Fox Struggles with hunger and bitterness, then overcomes selfishness to share his catch with Granny. ### Old Granny Fox Mentioned as hungry and too stiff to hunt, motivating Reddy's internal battle. ### Old Jed Thumper Escapes Reddy by reaching his bull-briar castle. ### Billy Mink Observed by Reddy eating a fish, adding to Reddy's frustration. ## Key lines > It is not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win. The toughest struggles are not against external enemies but against our own inner weaknesses. _Opening poem sets the theme of internal conflict._ > It’s of no use to try to fill an empty stomach on wishes. Wishing alone won't satisfy hunger; action is required. _Reddy realizes he must stop complaining and actively hunt._ > Then he remembered poor Old Granny Fox. Reddy swallowed a mouthful and tried to forget Granny. But he couldn’t. Reddy's conscience pricks him as he thinks of Granny's hunger, and he cannot ignore it. _Moment of moral awakening leads to his decision to share._ ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters/xv-reddy-fights-a-battle - Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/green_meadow_stories_se - All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/green_meadow_stories_se/chapters