Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Old Forest
"Oi!Oi!"hecried."Iamnotgoingtodoanything.Justletmepassthrough,willyou!"Theothershaltedstartled;butthecryfellasifmuffledbyaheavycurtain.Therewasnoechooranswerthoughthewoodseemedtobecomemorecrowdedandmorewatchfulthanbefore.
"Ishouldnotshout,ifIwereyou,"saidMerry.Itdoesmoreharmthangood."
Frodobegantowonderifitwerepossibletofindawaythrough,andifhehadbeenrighttomaketheotherscomeintothisabominablewood.Merrywaslookingfromsidetoside,andseemedalreadyuncertainwhichwaytogo.Pippinnoticedit."Ithasnottakenyoulongtoloseus,"hesaid.ButatthatmomentMerrygaveawhistleofreliefandpointedahead.
"Wel,wel!"hesaid."Thesetreesdoshift.ThereistheBonfireGladeinfrontofus(orIhopeso),butthepathtoitseemstohavemovedaway!"
Thelightgrewclearerastheywentforward.Suddenlytheycameoutofthetreesandfoundthemselvesinawidecircularspace.Therewasskyabovethem,blueandcleartotheirsurprise,fordownundertheForest-rooftheyhadnotbeenabletoseetherisingmorningandtheliftingofthemist.Thesunwasnot,however,highenoughyettoshinedownintotheclearing,thoughitslightwasonthetree-tops.Theleaveswereallthickerandgreenerabouttheedgesoftheglade,enclosingitwithanalmostsolidwal.Notreegrewthere,onlyroughgrassandmanytallplants:stalkyandfadedhemlocksandwood-parsley,fire-weedseedingintofluffyashes,andrampantnettlesandthistles.Adrearyplace:butitseemedacharmingandcheerfulgardenafterthecloseForest.
Thehobbitsfeltencouraged,andlookeduphopefulyatthebroadeningdaylightinthesky.