...oh. That's genuinely a surprise, although he was hoping the fox wouldn't struggle. Cricket breaks into a grin, like this has made his day. Which it has, really; not the fox being injured and lost, but being willing to be friendly and let him help. "Maybe you've had human friends before, huh?"

He doesn't think this is a tame fox, if there is such a thing, but since it seems willing to compromise with him, it must be somewhat used to humans. Either that, or easily bribed. The mention of food catches its attention, obviously, and--

Wait, is that normal? Probably not. "You know exactly what I was just sayin', don't you?"

Because he didn't say the word 'food', specifically. Sure, a smart animal has a vocabulary it understands, but not usually a big enough one to recognize what dishes are on offer.