Хоббит
Flies and Spiders
Butwhentheyroastedit,itprovedhorribletotaste,andtheyshotnomoresquirrels.Theywerethirstytoo,fortheyhadnonetoomuchwater,andinallthetimetheyhadseenneitherspringnorstream.Thiswastheirstatewhenonedaytheyfoundtheirpathblockedbyarunningwater.Itflowedfastandstrongbutnotverywiderightacrosstheway,anditwasblack,orlookeditinthegloom.ItwaswellthatBeornhadwarnedthemagainstit,ortheywouldhavedrunkfromit,whateveritscolour,andfilledsomeoftheiremptiedskinsatitsbank.Asitwastheyonlythoughtofhowtocrossitwithoutwettingthemselvesinitswater.Therehadbeenabridgeofwoodacross,butithadrottedandfallenleavingonlythebrokenpostsnearthebank.Bilbokneelingonthebrinkandpeeringforwardcried:"Thereisaboatagainstthefarbank!Nowwhycouldn’tithavebeenthisside!""Howfarawaydoyouthinkitis?"askedThorin,forbynowtheyknewBilbohadthesharpesteyesamongthem.
"Notatallfar.Ishouldn’tthinkabovetwelveyards."
"Twelveyards!Ishouldhavethoughtitwasthirtyatleast,butmyeyesdon’tseeaswellastheyusedahundredyearsago.Stilltwelveyardsisasgoodasamile.Wecan’tjumpit,andwedaren’ttrytowadeorswim.""Cananyofyouthrowarope?"
"What’sthegoodofthat?Theboatissuretobetiedup,evenifwecouldhookit,whichIdoubt."
"Idon’tbelieveitistied,"saidBilbo,"thoughofcourseIcan’tbesureinthislight;butitlookstomeasifitwasjustdrawnuponthebank,whichislowjusttherewherethepathgoesdownintothewater.""Doriisthestrongest,butFiliistheyoungestandstillhasthebestsight,"saidThorin."ComehereFili,andseeifyoucanseetheboatMr.Bagginsistalkingabout."
