Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Short Cut to Mushrooms
Therearesomefunnythingsgoingontoday.Ofcourse,wedogetqueerfolkwanderinginthesepartsattimes.TooneartheRiver,"hesaid,shakinghishead."ButthisfelowwasthemostoutlandishIhaveeverseteyeson.Hewon’tcrossmylandwithoutleaveasecondtime,notifIcanstopit."
"Whatfelowdoyoumean?"askedPippin.
"Thenyouhaven’tseenhim?"saidthefarmer."Hewentupthelanetowardsthecausewaynotalongwhileback.Hewasafunnycustomerandaskingfunnyquestions.Butperhapsyou’llcomealonginside,andwe’llpassthenewsmorecomfortable.I’veadropofgoodaleontap,ifyouandyourfriendsarewiling,Mr.Took."
Itseemedplainthatthefarmerwouldtellthemmore,ifalowedtodoitinhisowntimeandfashion,sotheyallacceptedtheinvitation."Whataboutthedogs?"askedFrodoanxiously.
Thefarmerlaughed."Theywon’tharmyou-notunlessItell’emto.Here,Grip!Fang!
Heel!"hecried."Heel,Wolf!"TothereliefofFrodoandSam,thedogswalkedawayandletthemgofree.
Pippinintroducedtheothertwotothefarmer."Mr.FrodoBaggins,"hesaid."Youmaynotrememberhim,butheusedtoliveatBrandyHal."AtthenameBagginsthefarmerstarted,andgaveFrodoasharpglance.ForamomentFrodothoughtthatthememoryofstolenmushroomshadbeenaroused,andthatthedogswouldbetoldtoseehimoff.ButFarmerMaggottookhimbythearm.
"Wel,ifthatisn’tqueererthanever?"heexclaimed."Mr.Bagginsisit?Comeinside!Wemusthaveatalk."
