Властелин колец: Две башни

           Andsomehaveredpaintontheircheeks,andredcloaks;andtheirflagsarered,andthetipsoftheirspears;andtheyhaveroundshields,yellowandblackwithbigspikes.Notnice;verycruelwickedMentheylook.AlmostasbadasOrcs,andmuchbigger.SméagolthinkstheyhavecomeoutoftheSouthbeyondtheGreatRiver’send:theycameupthatroad.TheyhavepassedontotheBlackGate;butmoremayfollow.AlwaysmorepeoplecomingtoMordor.Onedayallthepeopleswillbeinside.’

           `Werethereanyoliphaunts?’askedSam,forgettinghisfearinhiseagernessfornewsofstrangeplaces.

           `No,nooliphaunts.Whatareoliphaunts?’saidGollum.

           Samstoodup,puttinghishandsbehindhisback(ashealwaysdidwhen’speakingpoetry’),andbegan:

           Greyasamouse,

           Bigasahouse.

           Noselikeasnake,

           Imaketheearthshake,

           AsItrampthroughthegrass;

           TreescrackasIpass.

           Withhornsinmymouth

           IwalkintheSouth,

           Flappingbigears.

           Beyondcountofyears

           Istumproundandround,

           Neverlieontheground,

           Noteventodie.

           OliphauntamI,

           Biggestofall,

           Huge,old,andtall.

           Ifeveryou’dmetme

           Youwouldn’tforgetme.

           Ifyouneverdo,

           Youwon’tthinkI’mtrue;

           ButoldOliphauntamI,

           AndIneverlie.

           ’That,’saidSam,whenhehadfinishedreciting,`that’sarhymewehaveintheShire.Nonsensemaybe,andmaybenot.Butwehaveourtalestoo,andnewsoutoftheSouth,youknow.Intheolddayshobbitsusedtogoontheirtravelsnowandagain.