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Trust a Brandybuck and a Took!  by Grey Wonderer 9 Review(s)
good_one_pipReviewed Chapter: 39 on 2/26/2006
Geez, that Took had me on the edge of my seat, and i'm reading this at about 9:30 a.m.! I can't imagine reading this at night! LOL! Pip the story-teller. I never realized he had such talent! And I liked that bit about the cat. And the whole thing with Pip scaring himself, I should have seen that coming! :)

Author Reply: LOL Thank you! I just had to let the cat live and I would have been like Frodo about that. I would have wanted to know what became of the cat too! Glad you enjoyed this one and thanks for reading!

GamgeeFestReviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/29/2005
LOL! Oh, GW that was hilarious. I love that Pippin also scared himself and that he's so proud of his story telling abilities. I'm glad the little kitten got away too. :)

Author Reply: I could never have a story in which the kittens didn't reach safety. It's a rule of mine. I would have been right there with Frodo wanting to make sure that the kitten was ok. Thanks for reading and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

PIppinfan1988Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/29/2005
Oy! It took me a couple of luch times to get through this one, but it was worth it! I liked all the bantering between the friends--and I would swear on the Red Book that I was pretty much mirroring Frodo's reactions while he/we listened to Pippin's tale. LOL, I'm thinking, only Pippin would bring a kitten into a ghost story! It was cool that he was the hero/storyteller in this tale. LOL, I still love Merry's dream sequence in Hammer! Thanks for sharing this!

Pippinfan

Author Reply: You are most welcome. This was a hobbit_ficathon challenge and so you may thank Anso for the kitten. We had to include a rose, a candle, a bed, and a kitten in the story. I am sure there were other less-strange ways to do this but you know me, this was what I came up with. LOL Thank you for reading this and for reviewing. Oh, Happy Halloween!

Baggins BabeReviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/27/2005
That was a very creepy story - I'm not surprised Pip succeeded in frightening himself! I did laugh at Frodo, wanting to know what happened to the kitten - I'm always worried about the animals in any story. Brilliant story!

Author Reply: I would have been just like Frodo was in this one too. I always worry about the animals in movies and books. The first time I read LOTR, I practically begged a friend to tell me what had happened to Bill the Pony when they had been forced to leave him outside of Moria! I kept saying, "Just tell me that Bill's all right." LOL Thanks for reading and have a Happy Halloween!

AndreaReviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/27/2005
Great story, G.W.!
Pippin is an excellent storyteller and thanks to Merry's insistence he had a chance to show it. He even impressed his older sister.
But it's just like Pippin to make a story so creepy that it scares himself ;-)

Thank you and happy Halloween to you!

Author Reply: Thank you! I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed Pippin's story. He got off to a rough start but thanks to Merry he did get his chance. I do think that a person or a hobbit can scare themselves under the right conditions and since Pip is extra impressionable I could see him doing just that!

Pearl TookReviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/27/2005
Well done as always!!!! Your stories are a joy to read. Thank you for having Pip do so well that the tweens had to show him some respect. Wonderful!!!!

Author Reply: I think that Pip's natural story-telling ability would win over most any crowd. So glad that you liked this one. Thanks!

BodkinReviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/27/2005
Fancy Pippin managing to scare himself! I love Frodo's amusement - and curiosity about the kitten - and Merry and Estella's flirtation. And the way the older tweens patronise Pippin. They'll not get away with that in the presence of Merry and Frodo!

Author Reply: If anyone could scare themselves, I do think it would be Pippin! He did manage to impress the older crowd with his story once Merry stepped in and made them give Pip a chance. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

harrowcatReviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/27/2005
Loved it GW! though I don't much go in for scarey stories. I wanted Frodo to find a kitten and release her on the bed in the middle of the night but then I am an evil minded reviewer!

(P.s spotted a couple of typo's tied/tried and wonder/wander) Din't spoil the fun though.

Author Reply: LOL I love your idea of a prank for Frodo to play! If only I had thought of that! Glad you enjoyed this one and thank you for spotting the typo's. I corrected them and I appreciate that touch-up! Thank you for the review also!

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 39 on 10/27/2005
Indeed, trust a Took to tell a story that scares himself. And that he didn't want Estella to know is priceless!

Author Reply: I think that since Estella would have been the same age as Pippin's sister Pervinca that Pippin might have had a less than friendly relationship with her at the beginning and then once she began to keep company with Merry, he might have been even less fond of her. I like writing the two of them as having a slightly rocky relationship. LOL It was like Pip to scare himself, wasn't it? Thanks for reading!

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