little gentleman

There are more and more rumors about that human king, and they are becoming more and more specific.As soon as the Human King's party reached the border of the Shire, a daring hobbit secretly ran to see him.When the hobbits came back, they would spread their knowledge everywhere, and all of them would start with "I saw it with my own eyes". The coming king.

"I saw him on a horse--on a very tall horse!"

"No, what you saw was his entourage, you idiot!"

"The king is very handsome, the handsomest man I have ever seen!" cried a girl with a squeaky voice, "tall and strong, with beautiful eyes and a sexy stubble!" Hobbit males had no beards, The exotic charm of the king captivates the hobbit girls.

As the gossip increased, the life story of the king known to the hobbits became more and more complete: his name was Aragorn, and he was the king of Gondor, and his kingdom was vast and rich, and in every way indescribably rich .He had once had a beautiful elf queen, but misfortune had happened to her, and it had caused the king to suffer for many years, until now he began to think of another queen.

"I heard that human cities are very prosperous, and there are so many novelties that can't be imagined. Human women wear the most novel and beautiful skirts and the most expensive jewelry!" A girl with big eyes said longingly, she His fingers subconsciously circled his plain cloth skirt.

Bilbo, who was sitting on the small tea stall, listened helplessly to the discussions of these young people. He shook his head and said to the proud old man sitting next to him: "I really don't understand how these girls and boys make up They made so many strange claims, and they actually believed them themselves!"

Old Aozu drank his tea leisurely: "Of course bachelors with status are different from old bachelors like us. Even if they don't know what the king looks like, every wife with a daughter in Hobbiton has already made him It is regarded as the legal property of my daughter."

"It's a good thing I don't have a daughter," said Bilbo, but he was completely worried. He had forbidden Frodo, Pippin and Merry, the two living monkeys, to go to see the king, but he could not prevent the king from coming. .

"You have a beautiful nephew, don't forget it." Old Aozu reminded him.

"I wouldn't let him go after the King, no, never," said Bilbo, "no good will come of a hobbit going after a stranger, like—" He stopped short.

"Like what?" Old Aozu raised his eyebrows boredly.

"It's like... a rabbit chasing a warg!" Bilbo suddenly thought of a description.

The old proud man laughed: "Humans and wargs still have some differences: they won't kill hobbits and eat them!"

A week later, the king finally came to the beautiful Hobbiton. When his horseshoe stepped on the road in front of Hobbiton, half the people in the village ran to watch, and the other half stopped what they were doing. , Standing on the hillside far away, watching the king's team.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the king didn't have a mighty battle, and he didn't even bring a few people, just like an ordinary noble gentleman's spring outing.Although traveling in micro-clothes, people can still recognize the king at a glance. Unlike other people in the same group, the king did not put the hood on his head, but showed his face frankly, revealing an extraordinary kingly aura.He was indeed very handsome, and most hobbits would have to admit that the king was the handsomest man they had ever seen, but what was even more charming was his smile, which was cynical and yet kind, and any woman would have liked it. Can't resist that smile.

The king moved into the Riverside Manor. The manor, which had been idle for many years, was originally deserted, but now it became the most attractive place.Hobbits are famous for their hospitality, but they don't know how to approach a human king. They can only hide in the woods outside the manor or peek on the low slope near the manor with the unique hidden ability of hobbits. , Sometimes you can see the king riding a horse or practicing sword in the manor, and you can also see several of the king's entourage or friends with him.The hobbits found that some of the king's friends were obviously very short, taller than hobbits, but much shorter than humans, and had beards. They guessed that these people should be dwarves.

Many people discussed how to visit the king, and perhaps they could send him some of Hobbiton's special wine, and perhaps the freshest yams, but they didn't think these were decent enough.Just when the hobbits were in trouble, a piece of good news made everyone cheer.

The king decided to hold a banquet and invite all the hobbits in the area to attend, even the hobbits who live far away can also be invited as long as they are willing to travel.

The news blew up Hobbiton, the girls screamed and cheered, and then they began to worry about their dresses, busy calculating how long it would take for new dresses to be ready, as well as their hairpins and Necklaces - God, why didn't moms ever dress up their daughters before?The girls anxiously fought against their curly hair with their combs, hoping to get a decent hairstyle, but those stubborn little curly hairs were always proudly puffed up into a big ball, making them cry out anxiously: "My head is like a chicken!" nest!"

Then, the answer they get is usually: "Your head has always been a chicken coop!"

Bilbo noticed with concern that Frodo looked into the mirror more and more often, and for longer periods of time, and began to study his delicate face and playful dark curls with unhobbit-like melancholy eyes, as if Picking at the color of his eyes and the blush of his cheeks, he would circle in front of the mirror, critically examining his tiny frame and big feet.

Bilbo had to remind him aloud: "Frodo, as I said long ago, you can't change what a person looks like. What are you not satisfied with about yourself?"

Reluctantly, Frodo left the looking-glass and went back to his uncle: "Bilbo, I have heard that men think hobbits look rustic, and they say we are a bunch of little country bumpkins."

"Who said that? Human?" Bilbo looked up from the letter he was leafing through.

"No, I heard from Pippin." Frodo took a piece of vanilla pastry and chewed it in his mouth.

"Oh, then that's not what men say, it's hobbits." Bilbo dipped the quill nib in the inkpot, "but he's right about one thing, in the eyes of men, hobbits are A bunch of dwarfs, they laughed at our height."

"Who did you hear it from?" asked Frodo, tilting his head like a curious kitten.

"A human in the tavern, he called me 'Stupid Dwarf,'" said Bilbo. people."

"So you have seen the world? I have never been out of the Shire!" Frodo's eyes sparkled. "What race have you seen? Are there Elves?"

"No, no, though I thought I could see elves, but all kinds of drunkards." Bilbo didn't want to continue the subject.He suddenly raised his face and looked at his nephew seriously: "Frodo, I want to remind you: if you dream of becoming a queen like those silly girls, I'm afraid you will be deeply disappointed. Humans don't choose to be short. Hobbits for their queen, and they don't want a little fellow who can't even climb to the throne to stay with their king."

"I never wanted to be queen, Bilbo," said Frodo honestly. "I haven't even seen the king, and maybe when I do, I don't think I like him at all." Mile!"

"That's right!" Bilbo laughed, patting his nephew on the head. "Come on, have some more pastry!" He brought back a tray full of vanilla pastry, which is always a must in the pantry at Bag End. A full range of dim sum.