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| Trials and Tribulation by Larner | 17 Review(s) |
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| cookiefleck | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2006 |
| Ah, this was so nice. And, of course, I especially liked the way Sam carried on after Frodo had left... and then the outcome for the baby. Thank you! Author Reply: I'd started this story long before I wrote "Reunion," and so Tribbals and little Billi are mentioned there. But as Frodo decreed Sam was to be heir to all he'd had or might have had, been or might have been, I'm certain he'd have followed through on his Master's own benevolences. So glad you appreciated it. | |
| Finafyr | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2006 |
| Bravo. I have shed many wonderful tears reading this story. You are as always a wonderful word smith. I do wonder what Frodo said and thought when Sam told him. (sigh) Author Reply: Thank you so much, Finafyr. I am honored this story moved you so. I couldn't touch on all the stories Sam shared with Frodo on his arrival on Tol Eressea in "Reunion," but am certain that Frodo was gladdened by what Sam could tell him of how his legacy to the Broadloams and to Tribbals in especial worked out. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2006 |
| The Hobbits really do show all the good qualities a small community can have, don't they? The system of bartering services for livestock really seems to work for them, because both bargainers can see the immediate, tangible result of their efforts. Greencap probably wouldn't have done so well with cash money, but the livestock are a different story. Frodo really saw that he had a great capacity to love and care for living beings. So, if Greencap received living beings in return for his storytelling efforts, he wouldn't squander them right away, but care for them until they could help his whole family become prosperous. Author Reply: Yes, the Shire has the best of both worlds, I think. And once again Frodo's own wisdom has given the Shire a national treasure it never expected to find amongst the junk of the Broadloam smial. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2006 |
| Yet another family that has been assisted, turned around and forever touched by Frodo Baggins. And each one of them touches others. It truly is love that makes the world go round. I am pleased to see that Tribbals was there to see Billigard adopted and looked after. Lovely story Larner a definite *aw* moment. Author Reply: Am so very glad you like it, Harrowcat. Yes, Frodo's love continues to touch others, and the yeast of his nature leavens the Shire long after he's left it, whether others realize it or not. This story was in the works long before Reunion was written, and so Tribbals had to have mention there; and now that story gets referenced here as well. So glad you like it! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2006 |
| "He needed his emptiness filled, and his scars healed. He needed his Light answered, and the shadows cleansed away. They can do that there, you see. The Powers can come near him there, and give him hope again, heal him." "And, Mer Sam--you see Mer Frodo, you tell him, tell him his love is still teached. You tell him." Oh Larner, I was absolutely weeping at the end of this chapter! I think you've surpassed yourself with this story -- such beauty and heart and simple, uncomplicated love. Author Reply: I am so very glad you like it, Shirebound. And love is what Hobbits embody so well, after all, when they're at their best. Thank you so much! | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2006 |
| Oh, Larner I love your OCs!! I know I've said it before, but I just love them! They're so real, so true to life! The Broadloams have reformed wonderfully under first Frodo's and then Sam's gentle but watchful eye, and how wonderful that Quince and Tribbals found a way to contribute. As she prepared to leave with her brother, Tribbals paused in the dooryard, looking in through the yellow door of Number Three where Lily Gardner sat with her new bairn in her arms, smiling as he nursed and relieved her of her burden of milk. The odd Hobbitess smiled as she climbed onto the cart’s bench. "Yeh," she said quietly, "Mer Frodo’s love’ll teach him as he teached you and you teached your childs. Good--very, very good." She put out her hand to stop Tito from chirruping to the pony pulling the trap, and looked down on Hamfast the Younger and his grandfather. "Him’s your child now--you teach him love real good. And, Mer Sam--you see Mer Frodo, you tell him, tell him his love is still teached. You tell him." And with a nod she indicated Tito should drive off, and the last sight Sam had of her was of her bent back, and the last he heard was her voice crooning, "It’s love, it’s love as makes the Sun rise high." Yes, Tribbals did the right thing here, and Billy will indeed be taught love, just as she wishes. I can imagine Frodo smiling as he is told how the little lass who was always so eager to make him feel better never forgot how he taught her and her family what it really means to love. "It's love, it's love that makes the sun rise high." Oh, that sounds like a song. I don't know much about Down's syndrome, and the two extremes I've seen in my life didn't help me much (one child very, very sweet, and one older boy *extremely* ill behaved), and this story, short as it is, has been educational. Tribbals is a gem, and one that won't soon be forgotten, I think. :) An absolutely beautiful little story, Larner, and one that will definitely go on my "to read again" list. God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: The words came to me with the echo of the song, "It's love that makes the world go round." "It's love..." "It's girls..." "It's boys..." "It's dogs..." "It's cats..." "It's mice..." "It's cheese, it's cheese, it's cheese that makes the world go round, It's cheese, it's cheese, it's cheese that makes the world go round, It's cheese, it's cheese, it's cheese that makes the world go round, It's cheese that makes the world go round. Oh, rollin' over the billows, rollin' over the sea, Rollin' over the billows of the deep blue sea, Oh, rollin' over the billows, rollin' over the sea, Rollin' over the billows of the deep blue sea!" One of my favorite songs to sing with campers from my days as a counselor at 4-H camp. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2006 |
| Awww...*sniffle* This was so very lovely and sad and sweet. I adore the way you have the Shire full of people who loved Frodo and appreciated him, even if they didn't really understand him. And Tribbals is amazing. I'd love to see more of her. *sigh* Author Reply: Thank you, Dreamflower. Frodo must have posed so great a puzzle to so many who'd loved him, I'd think. | |