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And Where Are the Children?  by Larner 1 Review(s)
LindeleaReviewed Chapter: 5 on 6/23/2025
My heart goes out to the poor, anxious little girls.

Telling Sam not to fuss must be a little like telling the wind not to blow...

A Man! What in the world!? Poor fellow. But on the bright side, it sounds like he's been adopted by a hobbit family. I can think of worse things. But oh my! His reaction to seeing Frodo is frightening!

(I love the details about the ponies...)

What an interesting idea, that through the power of the Ring and the pureness of their hearts, Sam and Frodo were somehow able to guard what they held dear! At last, we have the explanation of what frightened the ruffians and their ponies. But alas, poor Frodo!

I'm so glad they recovered the spinning wheel and looms! (Did I ever tell you how much Middlest of the Not-so-wee-hobbits longs to have a good-sized loom and a spinning wheel? She's already mastered the drop spindle and a smaller loom. But good tools are costly, so it'll have to remain something on her wish list, at least for now..)

Was the secret bolthole, as was "common in the region", a relic of the goblin invasion in Bandobras's time?

Imagining a Big Man as a Hobbit nanny made me smile. The last paragraph was a paragon of comfort. (I hope I used the word correctly...)

It seems that what we mainly need now is to reunite the children with their grieving father.

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