"The Hobbit"
Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit. Now, what is a hobbit, you ask? Well, "Hobbits
are little people, smaller than" dwarves. They love peace and quiet and
good tilled earth." A respectable race, hobbits lived for serenity. Bilbo
himself enjoyed sitting outside, smoking his wooden pipe. Now if a dilemma
hadn't reared its ugly hear, Baggins would probably still be at his house,
his worst fear only dealing with messy housekeeping. Such, however is not
the case. Gandalf, the Great Wizard himself, and thirteen dwarves (their
names were Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur,
Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin, for those of you who are adept in remembering
names) burst into his life, ...
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Bilb had answered his own question, when he
summoned the courage to save the dwarves from perils along the way, such as
goblins, giant spiders, and elven dugeons. He did this all with the help
of a Ring, enchanted to make the wearer invisible. "Bless my soul, a hobbit
CAN be useful!" But usefulness in itself does not a task complete. There
was still the fact that the dwarf's gold had not been claimed, and Smaug
still lay in the heart of the mountain. The band of travelers had crossed
much terrain, hills, mountains, swamps, and gloomy forests, including the
dark Mirkwood itself. Within these settings, conflicts with the other races
were allowed, and the travels caused hardships of famine, lost direction,
and plain uneasiness. Along the way, Bilbo had encountered a magic ring,
which he stole from a monster known as "Gullom," who had no better thought
than to"eat up poor Baggins. Escaping, however, and catching up with the
adventurous party, the dwarves finally made it to the ...
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