Congratulations to The Might,
exactly 100% spot on!
It is indeed the curious fox,
I like to think that in the fox's mind he was as great a hunter as Aragorn or Smaug, its just on a different scale, like the hobbits, who appear giants in comparison with the fox. Of course he would generally flee from hobbits due to their propensity to chuck stones with great accuracy, but realised that they weren't paying any attention to him.
The thread is now all yours,
Happy Riddling!
