that is, even when they're not actually much shorter. Their Height is variable, ranging between 2 and 4 ft. of our measure. They seldom now reach 3 ft.; but they have dwindled, they say, and in ancient days they were taller.
As for the Hobbits of The Shire, with whom this tales are concerned, in the days of their peace and prosperity they were a merry folk. They dressed in bright colours, being notable fond of yellow and green; but they seldom wore shoes, since their feet had though leathery soles and were clad in a thick curling hair, much like the hiar of their head, wich was commonly brown. Their faces were as a rule good-natured, rather than beautiful, broad, bright-eyed, red-cheeked, with mouths apt to laughter, and to eating and drinking. And Laugh they did, and eat, and drink, often and heartily, being fond of simple jests at all times, and of six meals a day (when they could get them). They were hospitable and delighted in parties, and in presents wich they gave away freely and eagerly accepted.
-Hobbit height ranges between two and four feet tall.
-Hobbits have pointed ears.
-They have oversized feet and never wear shoes.
-Hobbits have curly hair.
-Hobbits love to eat (six substantial meals a day), brew ale, smoke pipe weed, and garden in the Shire where they live.
-Hobbits discourage excessive or adventurous behavior which is why many were surprised that Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin went on such an adventure as told in The Lord of the Rings
-Hobbits are generally very provincial in nature and are typically untrusting of the outside world
-Some Hobbits have lived as long as 130 years, and their average life span is 100 years. 33 years old, the age of Frodo Baggins, is considered "Coming of Age" to adulthood.
-Hobbits are also called "Little Folk," "Little People," or "Halflings."
-Hobbits speak a dialect of the common speech, Westron.