Lessons in Adventuring by SlightlyTookish

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Andrea · 30 January 2006 · Chapter 1

Well, I think I found the story you pointed me to! And a very nice one, I must say! If little Pippin had known, that he really would be in an adventure with Frodo, Merry and Sam ... "I’ll even let you spread your bedroll next to mine if you want." LOL! What a generous gesture towards Bilbo, and so very Pippin! In the end, it was Frodo who wrote down their adventure while Merry wrote his herb lore. If I remember right, Pippin did only collect books and ended up with a well-stocked library, but never wrote a book himself. No wonder I'd say, for Tooks are meant to go on adventures ;-)

Author's reply

You did find it! Thanks for reading this oldie, Andrea! :) I'm so glad you liked it. I feel kind of self-conscious about my earliest stories so it's especially great that you enjoyed it! :) You're absolutely right about the hobbits. To me Frodo and Merry are quite scholarly, but Pippin is not. However I envision Pippin appreciating books more as he grew older - perhaps he saw the libraries at Rivendell and Minas Tirith and they inspired him - but I think what made him learn to love books is that Frodo left one behind, and that is all they had of him. I think Pippin would have loved books after that! :)

Lily the Hobbit · 10 April 2005 · Chapter 1

Aww, that's a very cute story!

Author's reply

Thanks Lily! This was my first story, so I'm very glad you liked it! :D

Hobbit Lass21 · 1 January 2005 · Chapter 1

"Sworn Protector of Little Hobbits Named Pippin" ^_^ I love that!! Ooo, very well-written tale, well devised, and appropriately witty!!

Author's reply

Thanks, Hobbit Lass! I'm so glad you enjoyed this, as it was the first fic I ever wrote. Thank you! :)

FrodoBaggins_88 · 26 August 2004 · Chapter 1

Too cute! I could just see it in my head. The idea of Frodo teaching his two younger cousins to write was great! I liked it a lot. I don't see why you haven't gotten any reviews. Oh well, some people are in too much haste, (I'm feeling like an Ent instead of a hobbit all of a sudden :)) too much haste to be considerate and leave one.

Author's reply

Hello, first reviewer! Knowing how much Frodo likes to read and write, I figured he would want to pass that along to his cousins. I'm glad you liked it :) Since this was a story I wrote for a Marigold's Challenge, I suppose lots of people already read it at her site, and maybe even left a review there. But, let me thank YOU for taking the time to read and comment! :)