Book I, Chapter 11: This Place Is Dingy
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Strider: "Snazzy, Weathertop!"
Merry: "This place is dingy."
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Strider: "Arrgh! The Enemy!
Let's light a fire."
Sam: "Won't that give us away?"
(Everyone IGNORES him. Strider tells a very
long STORY about an Elf-woman.)
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Merry: "Eek! Shapes!"
(The BLACK RIDERS attack, Frodo puts the RING
on and gets STABBED. Strider CHASES them off with
FIRE. Frodo FAINTS.)
Book I: Chapter 2: Sauron Knows About It And He's Gonna Get You
Gandalf: "It's a Great Elven ring - it may possess you."
Frodo: "Oh."
Gandalf: "And it could turn you into a compulsive liar."
(Gandalf takes the RING from Frodo and throws it in the FIRE; LETTERS appear on it.)
Gandalf: "This is the One Ring and it is very evil."
Frodo: "How come I get it?"
(Gandalf goes off on a long EXPLANATION about the HISTORY of the RING and Sauron, the Dark Lord of MORDOR, but never gives Frodo a STRAIGHT ANSWER.)
Gandalf: "Here's the problem though: Sauron knows about it and he's gonna get you."
(Frodo WHINES a lot and then decides to LEAVE the Shire.)
Gandalf: "That's a good idea. I'm surprised you thought of it. Call yourself "Mr. Underhill" and take Sam with you."
Sam: "Yippee!"
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