Friday, February 6, 2015

The Hobbit by J. R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit is about a home-loving hobbit then a pack of 13 dwarfs and a wizard come to his house and are asking for a burglar and asking him for an adventure the wizard knows the hobbit well since he visited Shire many times, but now he is asking for his help for the dwarfs so he go’s with the company he goes into many troubles from trolls to goblins, then Bilbo meets a creature called Gollum, the creature riddle him and if he fails the Gollum kills him if he succeeds the creature shows him the way, but then Gollum wanted to answer a riddle Bilbo (the hobbit) accidentally asks “What do I got in my pocket” [SPOILER Alert] Gollum doesn’t answer correctly but Bilbo found out he had a ring then Gollum thinks that Bilbo has his “precious” (ring) and attacks Bilbo runs and runs he is tired but then Bilbo slips and the ring flies into his finger then he disappears he finds out that the ring made him invisible and then Gollum follows the path to escape and without knowing he leads Bilbo out Bilbo escapes from the goblins guarding and Gollum then he finds his friends far and takes of the ring then he reappears and everybody is shocked to see him the most is Gandalf the wizard so Thorin Oakenshield, Kili, Fili, Balin, Dwalin, Oin Gloin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur (The 13 dwarfs) then they travel through a forest where Beorn a skin changer lives he helps the company he gives them food water and bows then they set out again but to Mirkwood where evil crept with 8 legs as so the company gets caught by a colony of spiders they get weaved to a web but without Gandalf, Bilbo anyways puts on the ring and rescues them but more and more spiders come then the wood-elves appear when the dwarfs are out bilbo still has the ring on as the dwarfs are captured he follows them he goes behind the gates he was in the elven king’s (Thranduil) palace he memorizes where the dwarfs cells are and one day he rescues them with barrels they escape without notice as they go down the stream they enter the long lake so close to Erebor their destination and they go to the lake towns master and say that they need ponies ( usual for dwarf and hobbit)and a boat so he lends them as they enter Erebor they get into the secret door on the side of the mountain (again usual for dwarfs) as they enter they see mountains of gold, silver, and gems they go inside but they have been caught the dragon Smaug was awake and so he attacked them they ran and ran hid so then the dragon was mad he didn’t eat in ages so he decided to go attack lake-town as he left the dwarfs took sword armor so they were ready for the dragon what the dwarfs didn’t know the dragon has been slayed a man named bard shot the dragon with a black arrow from his kin then the dragon fell on lake town and the villagers knew they have lost their town so they moved to Dale with their ally’s support (the wood elves) went to dale right next to the entrance to erebor, ravens came and told them that the people of lake town want gold for their city but the elves had a difference the elven king forgave them for the escape but he demanded white gems but the dwarves said no the a new chapter began a war with Men and elves against dwarves no Dwarfs from the iron hills cam yes but it was a war with Men ,Elves , Dwarfs against Goblins and wargs armies fought once it ended the goblins surrendered and only 10 instead of 13 dwarfs were left Kili, Fili died to save Thorin but Thorin died once they died and then the goblins surrendered and then the hobbit and the dwarfs said goodbye then Bilbo got paid as his award and paid the elven king a necklace for using his food the elven king thanked him and Bilbo returned to shire and became a legend in shire. 



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Reviewed by Eryk ~ 6th Grade

Lexile 1000

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