| The Hobbit hole in question belongs to one Bilbo Baggins, an upstanding member of some little people, about half our height and smaller than the bearded dwarves. He is like most of his kind, well off, well fed, and best pleased when sitting by his own fire with a pipe, a glass of good beer, and a meal to look forward to. Certainly this particular Hobbit is the last person one would expect to see set off on a hazzardous Journey; indeed, when Gandalf the Grey stops by one morning looking for someone to share in an adventure, Baggins frevently wishes the wizard elsewhere. No such luck, however; soon 13 fortune seeking dwarves have arrived on the Hobbits doorstep in search of a burglar, and before he can even grab his hat, or an umbrella, Bilbo Baggins is swept out of his door and into a dangerous adventure. |
