Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Old Forest
"Whatabouttheothers?"Frodoasked."Iwonderwhatsortofdreamstheyarehaving."Theywentroundtotheothersideofthetree,andthenSamunderstoodtheclickthathehadheard.Pippinhadvanished.Thecrackbywhichhehadlaidhimselfhadclosedtogether,sothatnotachinkcouldbeseen.Merrywastrapped:anothercrackhadclosedabouthiswaist;hislegslayoutside,buttherestofhimwasinsideadarkopening,theedgesofwhichgrippedlikeapairofpincers.
FrodoandSambeatfirstuponthetree-trunkwherePippinhadlain.TheythenstruggledfranticalytopullopenthejawsofthecrackthatheldpoorMerry.Itwasquiteuseless.
"Whatafoulthingtohappen!"criedFrodowildly."WhydidweevercomeintothisdreadfulForest?IwishwewereallbackatCrickholow!"Hekickedthetreewithallhisstrength,heedlessofhisownfeet.Ahardlyperceptibleshiverranthroughthestemandupintothebranches;theleavesrustledandwhispered,butwithasoundnowoffaintandfar-offlaughter.
"Isupposewehaven’tgotanaxeamongourluggage,Mr.Frodo?"askedSam.
"Ibroughtalittlehatchetforchoppingfirewood,"saidFrodo."Thatwouldn’tbemuchuse."
"Waitaminute!"criedSam,struckbyanideasuggestedbyfirewood."Wemightdosomethingwithfire!"
"Wemight,"saidFrododoubtfuly."WemightsucceedinroastingPippinaliveinside."
