Властелин колец: Братство кольца

           Mellyrntheyarecalled,andarethosethatbeartheyellowblossom,butIhaveneverclimbedinone.Iwillseenowwhatistheirshapeandwayofgrowth."

           "Whateveritmaybe,"saidPippin,"theywillbemarvelloustreesindeediftheycanofferanyrestatnight,excepttobirds.Icannotsleeponaperch!"

           "Thendigaholeintheground,"saidLegolas,"ifthatismoreafterthefashionofyourkind.Butyoumustdigswiftanddeep,ifyouwishtohidefromOrcs."Hespranglightlyupfromthegroundandcaughtabranchthatgrewfromthetrunkhighabovehishead.Butevenasheswungthereforamoment,avoicespokesuddenlyfromthetree-shadowsabovehim.

           "Daro!"itsaidincommandingtone,andLegolasdroppedbacktoearthinsurpriseandfear.Heshrankagainsttheboleofthetree.

           "Standstill!"hewhisperedtotheothers."Donotmoveorspeak!"

           Therewasasoundofsoftlaughterovertheirheads,andthenanotherclearvoicespokeinanelven-tongue.Frodocouldunderstandlittleofwhatwassaid,forthespeechthattheSilvanfolkeastofthemountainsusedamongthemselveswasunlikethatoftheWest.Legolaslookedupandansweredinthesamelanguage.

           "Whoarethey,andwhatdotheysay?"askedMerry.

           "They’reElves,"saidSam."Can’tyouheartheirvoices?"

           "Yes,theyareElves,"saidLegolas;"andtheysaythatyoubreathesoloudthattheycouldshootyouinthedark.