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Riddles in the Dark
"Youaskfirst,"hesaid,becausehehadnothadtimetothinkofariddle.
SoGollumhissed:
"Whathasrootsasnobodysees,
Istallerthantrees,
Up,upitgoes,
Andyetnevergrows?"
"Easy!"saidBilbo."Mountain,Isuppose."
"Doesitguesseasy?Itmusthaveacompetitionwithus,mypreciouss!Ifpreciousasks,anditdoesn’tanswer,weeatsit,mypreciousss.Ifitasksus,andwedoesn’tanswer,thenwedoeswhatitwants,eh?Weshowsitthewayout,yes!"
"Allright!"saidBilbo,notdaringtodisagree,andnearlyburstinghisbraintothinkofriddlesthatcouldsavehimfrombeingeaten.
"Thirtywhitehorsesonaredhill,
Firsttheychamp,
Thentheystamp,
Thentheystandstill."
Thatwasallhecouldthinkoftoask-theideaofeatingwasratheron
hismind.Itwasratheranoldone,too,andGollumknewtheansweraswellasyoudo.
