Властелин колец: Братство кольца
In the House of Tom Bombadil
TomnowtoldthemthathereckonedtheSunwouldshinetomorrow,anditwouldbeagladmorning,andsettingoutwouldbehopeful.Buttheywoulddowelltostartearly;forweatherinthatcountrywasathingthatevenTomcouldnotbesureofforlong,anditwouldchangesometimesquickerthanhecouldchangehisjacket."Iamnoweather-master,"hesaid;
’norisaughtthatgoesontwolegs."
ByhisadvicetheydecidedtomakenearlydueNorthfromhishouse,overthewesternandlowerslopesoftheDowns:theymighthopeinthatwaytostriketheEastRoadinaday’sjourney,andavoidtheBarrows.Hetoldthemnottobeafraid-buttomindtheirownbusiness.
"Keeptothegreengrass.Don’tyougoa-meddlingwitholdstoneorcoldWightsorpryingintheirhouses,unlessyoubestrongfolkwithheartsthatneverfalter!"Hesaidthismorethanonce;andheadvisedthemtopassbarrowsbyonthewest-side,iftheychancedtostraynearone.Thenhetaughtthemarhymetosing,iftheyshouldbyil-luckfallintoanydangerordifficultythenextday.
Ho!TomBombadil,TomBombadilo!
Bywater,woodandhil,bythereedandwilow,
Byfire,sunandmoon,harkennowandhearus!
Come,TomBombadil,forourneedisnearus!
Whentheyhadsungthisaltogetherafterhim,heclappedthemeachontheshoulderwithalaugh,andtakingcandlesledthembacktotheirbedroom.
