Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Flight to the Ford
Warnhim!Darnhim!
Abumpo’thebootontheseat,Tomthought,
Wouldbethewaytolarnhim.
Butharderthanstoneisthefleshandbone
Ofatrollthatsitsinthehillsalone.
Aswellsetyourboottothemountain’sroot,
Fortheseatofatrolldon’tfeelit.
Peelit!Healit!
OldTrolllaughed,whenheheardTomgroan,
Andheknewhistoescouldfeelit.
Tom’slegisgame,sincehomehecame,
Andhisbootlessfootislastinglame;
ButTrolldon’tcare,andhe’sstillthere
Withthebonehebonedfromitsowner.
Doner!Boner!
Troll’soldseatisstillthesame,
Andthebonehebonedfromitsowner!
‘Well,that’sawarningtousall!’laughedMerry.‘Itisaswellyouusedastick,andnotyourhand,Strider!’
‘Wheredidyoucomebythat,Sam?’askedPippin.‘I’veneverheardthosewordsbefore.’
Sammutteredsomethinginaudible.‘It’soutofhisownhead,ofcourse,’saidFrodo.‘IamlearningalotaboutSamGamgeeonthisjourney.Firsthewasaconspirator,nowhe’sajester.He’llendupbybecomingawizard–orawarrior!’
‘Ihopenot,’saidSam.‘Idon’twanttobeneither!’
Intheafternoontheywentondownthewoods.TheywereprobablyfollowingtheverytrackthatGandalf,Bilbo,andthedwarveshadusedmanyyearsbefore.AfterafewmilestheycameoutonthetopofahighbankabovetheRoad.