He only took it because he was hungry.
3 seconds sound clip from the The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:15:18.848 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- And I'll be back when you least expect it. So be warned!
- Do all mortals live like this?
- Squire Rushwell tells me the serfs are acting up again.
- One of the little brats tried to steal one of my turnips. Imagine!
- He only took it because he was hungry.
- It's fine for you. You've got everything you need.
- Surely, we can do something.
- And I hear that another scamp wants to learn to read. Imagine! Next, they'll be wanting to write.
- You don't want to learn to read or write do you, Jameson?
[...]