Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Old Forest
"Help!"criedFrodoandSamrunningtowardshimwiththeirhandsstretchedout.
"Whoa!Whoa!steadythere!"criedtheoldman,holdinguponehand,andtheystoppedshort,asiftheyhadbeenstruckstiff."Now,mylittlefelows,wherebeyoua-goingto,puffinglikeabelows?What’sthematterherethen?DoyouknowwhoIam?I’mTomBombadil.Tellmewhat’syourtrouble!Tom’sinahurrynow.Don’tyoucrushmylilies!"
"Myfriendsarecaughtinthewilow-tree,"criedFrodobreathlessly.
"MasterMerry’sbeingsqueezedinacrack!"criedSam.
"What?"shoutedTomBombadil,leapingupintheair."OldManWilow?Naughtworsethanthat,eh?Thatcansoonbemended.Iknowthetuneforhim.OldgreyWilow-man!I’llfreezehismarrowcold,ifhedon’tbehavehimself.I’llsinghisrootsoff.I’llsingawindupandblowleafandbranchaway.OldManWilow!"Settingdownhisliliescarefulyonthegrass,herantothetree.TherehesawMerry’sfeetstillstickingout-theresthadalreadybeendrawnfurtherinside.Tomputhismouthtothecrackandbegansingingintoitinalowvoice.Theycouldnotcatchthewords,butevidentlyMerrywasaroused.Hislegsbegantokick.Tomsprangaway,andbreakingoffahangingbranchsmotethesideofthewilowwithit."Youletthemoutagain,OldManWilow!"hesaid."Whatbeyoua-thinkingof?Youshouldnotbewaking.Eatearth!Digdeep!Drinkwater!Gotosleep!Bombadilistalking!"HethenseizedMerry’sfeetanddrewhimoutofthesuddenlywideningcrack.
Therewasatearingcreakandtheothercracksplitopen,andoutofitPippinsprang,asifhehadbeenkicked.Thenwithaloudsnapbothcracksclosedfastagain.Ashudderranthroughthetreefromroottotip,andcompletesilencefel.
