Властелин колец: Две башни
Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Goandcatchanotherandeatitasyoufancy-somewhereprivateandouto’mysight.Thenyouwon’tseethefire,andIshan’tseeyou,andwe’llbothbethehappier.I’llseethefiredon’tsmoke,ifthat’sanycomforttoyou.’
Gollumwithdrewgrumbling,andcrawledintothefern.Sambusiedhimselfwithhispans.`Whatahobbitneedswithconey,’hesaidtohimself,`issomeherbsandroots,especiallytaters-nottomentionbread.Herbswecanmanage,seemingly.’
`Gollum!’hecalledsoftly.`Thirdtimepaysforall.Iwantsomeherbs.’Gollum’sheadpeepedoutofthefern,buthislookswereneitherhelpfulnorfriendly.`Afewbay-leaves,somethymeandsage,willdo-beforethewaterboils,’saidSam.
`No!’saidGollum.`Sméagolisnotpleased.AndSméagoldoesn’tlikesmellyleaves.Hedoesn’teatgrassesorroots,noprecious,nottillhe’sstarvingorverysick,poorSméagol.’
`Sméagol’llgetintorealtruehotwater,whenthiswaterboils,ifhedon’tdoashe’sasked,’growledSam.`Sam’llputhisheadinit,yesprecious.AndI’dmakehimlookforturnipsandcarrots,andtaterstoo,ifitwasthetimeo’theyear.I’llbetthere’sallsortsofgoodthingsrunningwildinthiscountry.I’dgivealotforhalfadozentaters.’
`Sméagolwon’tgo,Onoprecious,notthistime,’hissedGollum.`He’sfrightened,andhe’sverytired,andthishobbit’snotnice,notniceatall.Sméagolwon’tgrubforrootsandcarrotsesand-taters.
