A Tale That Grew in the Telling
by GamgeeFest
One night, Daisy-lass can't sleep, so Sam decides to tell her a bedtime story that becomes much more than either of them bargained for! What begins as a simple tale of every day life in the Shire becomes a story of the meaning of friendship, the power of loss and finding the will to continue on in face of adversity.
PG
· Complete
· Updated 28 November 2004
Characters: Bilbo, Esmeralda Brandybuck, Fatty Bolger, Frodo Baggins, Hamfast Gamgee, Lotho Sackvill-Baggins, Marigold Gamgee, Merry, Original Character(s), Paladin Took, Pippin, Rose Cotton, Samwise Gamgee, Saradoc Brandybuck
Chapters
- 0. A Fact of Life (2,055 words)
- 1. The Tale Begins (2,919 words)
- 2. An Ordinary Day (2,670 words)
- 3. Market Day (2,928 words)
- 4. A Small Discovery (3,879 words)
- 5. Supper With the Cottons (3,860 words)
- 6. Tempest (4,326 words)
- 7. In the Storm's Wake (3,979 words)
- 8. A Friend Unlooked For (3,622 words)
- 9. Arrival At Brandy Hall (3,389 words)
- 10. Secrets Revealed (3,351 words)
- 11. Out of Sorts (5,186 words)
- 12. The Spring Feast (3,221 words)
- 13. Missing (4,273 words)
- 14. The Search Begins (5,110 words)
- 15. Far and Wide (5,469 words)
- 16. Return to Brandy Hall (4,276 words)
- 17. A Flight in Panic (4,750 words)
- 18. Berwin (5,980 words)
- 19. Fever (4,616 words)
- 20. Recovery and Revelation (4,724 words)
- 21. Missing, Part II (5,243 words)
- 22. Torn in Two (6,160 words)
- 23. Moving On and Standing Still (5,090 words)
- 24. Adrift (5,736 words)
- 25. Denial (4,938 words)
- 26. A Very Fond Farewell (5,618 words)
- 27. The Prophecy (4,771 words)
- 28. Desperation (5,574 words)
- 29. An Unexpected Return (5,741 words)
- 30. The Treachery of Bag End (6,263 words)
- 31. Homeward Bound (4,507 words)
- 32. The Most Important Thing (5,214 words)
- 33. At Journey's End (5,440 words)
- 34. Everything Sad Comes Untrue (8,229 words)
- 9999. The Pledge (3,194 words)