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| O The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night by Lindelea | 81 Review(s) |
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| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 22 on 12/27/2008 |
| I'm so glad to *FINALLY* get to read this chapter. Clever, clever little lasses! They are so brave and so practical--but of course, even after they find Ferdi's blankie, they will have to get back home--with Rosemary's sprained ankle. I should think that there are going to be some more frantic parents! This is such a delightful tale! Once it's done, I'll have to go back and read it straight through at one go... (((hugs))))) I hope you and yours had a lovely Christmas! Author Reply: So very nearly done, now. We did have a lovely Christmas. Quiet, though. Snowed in, can you imagine? Thanks! and (((hugs))) back! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 22 on 12/26/2008 |
| Most satisfying as Rosemary realizes the pattern behind the stones and finds the log! Although she's mistaken as to which lad threw them! Young enough to understand other children, old enough to see the signs, loving enough to search for the blanket! Lovely, Lindelea! Author Reply: Thank you! I don't know what I'm doing typing in a chapter at 1 a.m. Will certainly pay for it in the morning. Wait a minute. It *is* morning. Argh. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/23/2008 |
| Oh! Ferdie *needs* his blankie! Of course he does! I'm so glad the lasses will go and find it--it might possibly make up for their having started all the trouble in the first place!! *grin* This is great! I don't mind a lick that it is still not finished... Author Reply: He does! His mother of all people ought to have known... but then, since he's outgrown faunthood, she's probably been trying to wean him off his blankie and so wouldn't be bothered by its absence. So glad you don't mind! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/23/2008 |
| Oh, I'm so proud of the lasses for realizing much of the problem and seeking to fix it! Now it's their turn for an adventure! Heh! But they'll find the blanket. Bless Pimpernel and Pearl. I'm tickled pink by their intelligence and the responsibility they display! Author Reply: Very bright and thoughtful lasses. No wonder Ferdi fell in love with Pimpernel... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 7/27/2008 |
| Now the wives are getting restless! They'd best beware! Bilbo carrying his slender, sensitive lad home and seeing him to bed is still one image that stays with me, of course. And now all three are tucked up in their beds, and Sweetbriar will soon have their parents and guardian asleep beside them, too, of course. Poor Ferdi, scared of calling the fox back by speaking of it, and still bearing that feeling so long after; Pippin out to find out precisely what happened there before he was even borh; Paladin and Eglantine feeling it's all their fault; and now everyone sleeping it off. Dear Hobbits all, then and later as the story is finally told! Author Reply: Yes, when wives get restless just about anything could happen! (Pimpernel ought to have a good memory of this incident, too, perhaps better than Merry's and Ferdi's at this point in the story...) | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 7/27/2008 |
| *Squeeeeeeeee!!!!* *grin* Now that I've pierced your eardrums, thanks ever so much for another lovely bit! Such nice sweet "c" to follow all the poor babies' traumatic "h"! Parents reassured, and everyone tucked nicely in, and we are back to the little group of storytellers, and now you've brought the wives in! (Yes, much worse to be in trouble with our wives, than, say, with the King of North and South and places between...) Absolutely! I'd love to have seen said King's expression at that prouncement--though being married himself, I'm sure he agreed with the wisdom of it! *sigh* Now wasn't that a lovely bedtime treat! Author Reply: Aw, hope the dreams were sweet. I don't think Elessar is much surprised by anything Ferdi says, at this point. He knows that hobbit's habit of speaking his mind regardless of who might be listening. Yes, the story needed the wives to come in, actually, so I do believe they're settling beside their husbands, close to the fire, and even accepting a glass of whatever is going, in the interest of getting warm, of course! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 7/8/2008 |
| Not quite the end but I am glad that they are safely reunited with their fathers. And great the Strider can understand Ferdi's fears. I don't actually want this to end. Author Reply: I know, I always get that feeling near the end of a story, which is why it takes me so long to finish anything. *sigh* But at least the ideas are flowing again, which bodes well for other unfinished stories. Thanks for stopping by and dropping a note! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 7/7/2008 |
| Beautiful and realistic rescue, and so real a fear in young Ferdi! And the thought of our Bilbo carrying his own lad home--yes, oh yes--I can so see it! Author Reply: Yes, I love the image of a fatherly Bilbo (which likely comes out in times like this, most especially when Frodo's not really capable of appreciating the fact). Poor little Ferdi, he probably thought they were in really really big trouble. On top of everything else that had happened. And he was awake all night guarding Merry, and then Frodo poked him with a stick and yelled fierce and threatening things at him. Poor little fellow, must've been awfully bewildered and terrorized. *sigh* So glad we're at the threshold of the happy ending. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 7/7/2008 |
| Oh Lin! So glad to see the little ones safely out of danger, and in their fathers' arms at last! I loved Bilbo quietly advising everyone, seemingly ignored, yet they still did what he suggested--even if he didn't get credit for his ideas, LOL! And carrying his lad, just like the other fathers. And you came back to the fire and the telling of the tale once more! *happy sigh* Author Reply: Yes, and am trying to wrap up all the loose ends, now. Whew. Got to concentrate. Let me know if I miss any, and I'll try to weave them in? So glad you enjoyed the nuances! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 7/7/2008 |
| Oooops! Sorry Lindela! That is what comes of typing reviews in small windows at work! Author Reply: Ah, so that's what it was! I was thinking I'd have to change the name of the story to avoid confusion. Thanks for stopping by! Hope this finds you well. | |