Властелин колец: Две башни

           YoudonotseemtocomeintheoldliststhatIlearnedwhenIwasyoung.Butthatwasalong,longtimeago,andtheymayhavemadenewlists.Letmesee!Letmesee!Howdiditgo?

           LearnnowtheloreofLivingCreatures!

           Firstnamethefour,thefreepeoples:

           Eldestofall,theelf-children;

           Dwarfthedelver,darkarehishouses;

           Enttheearthborn,oldasmountains;

           Manthemortal,masterofhorses:

           Hm,hm,hm.

           Beaverthebuilder,bucktheleaper,

           Bearbee-hunter,boarthefighter;

           Houndishungry,hareisfearful...

           hm,hm.

           Eagleineyrie,oxinpasture,

           Harthorn-crowned;hawkisswiftest

           Swanthewhitest,serpentcoldest...

           Hoom,hm;hoom.hm.howdiditgo?Roomtum,roomtum,roomtytoomtum.Itwasalonglist.Butanywayyoudonotseemtofitinanywhere!’

           ’Wealwaysseemtohavegotleftoutoftheoldlists,andtheoldstories,’saidMerry.’Yetwe’vebeenaboutforquitealongtime.We’rehobbits.’

           ’Whynotmakeanewline?’saidPippin.

           ’Half-grownhobbits,thehole-dwellers.

           Putusinamongstthefour,nexttoMan(theBigPeople)andyou’vegotit.’

           ’Hm!Notbad,notbad,’saidTreebeard.’Thatwoulddo.Soyouliveinholes,eh?Itsoundsveryrightandproper.Whocallsyouhobbits,though?Thatdoesnotsoundelvishtome.Elvesmadealltheoldwords:theybeganit.’

           ’Nobodyelsecallsushobbits;wecallourselvesthat,’saidPippin.

           ’Hoom,hmm!Comenow!Notsohasty!Youcallyourselveshobbits?Butyoushouldnotgotellingjustanybody.You’llbelettingoutyourownrightnamesifyou’renotcareful.’