"Now be careful with this, laddie. It's a very special book. I got it when I was a wee lad," Bofur smiled, handing his first woodcarving book to Fíli.

"Can I really borrow it, Mr. Bofur?" Fíli asked, jumping up and down.

"Aye. Just make sure nothing happens to it. I'd like it if it were still intact when you return it," Bofur replied, still grinning.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Bofur! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Fíli yelled as he started running back home. He had always beem fascinated by woodcarving, and Dís had finally allowed him to start learning.

"Mama! Mama! Guess what?" Fíli ran through the door, nearly bumping into Kíli.

"What is it, my little sparrow?" Dís asked, while scrubbing the dishes from lunch.

"Bofur gave me a book on woodcarving!" Fíli held the book in the air, waving it around.

"Let me see, Fee!" An inquisitive voice cried from the hallway. A flash of brown hair whipped in front of Fíli, and grabbed the book from his hand. Kíli proceeded to run back into the hallway, and into the room he shared with Fíli. He then locked the door.

Thump, thump, thump! Fíli pounded the door.

"Kíli! Let me in!" Fíli yelled.

"No! Not until I'm finished!" Kíli shouted back.

"Kíli! Unlock the door this instant!" Dís yelled from the kitchen. Kíli unlocked the door, book in hand. Fíli tried to grab it, making it fall on the floor. He cautiously picked it up, checking for damages. His nightmares came true. There was a rip.

"Mama! I've only had the book for like two seconds and Kíli ripped it! It's no fair! He ruins everything!" Fíli cried. Dís walked over.

"Now Kíli, you know better than to take your brother's things, and-" Dís started, but didn't get to finish.

"It's not his book, it's Bofur's! So I didn't take anything of Fíli's, I took something of Bofur's! And he gave it away!" Kili pouted.

"Kíli. Don't interrupt me. Anyways, Fíli, you shouldn't speak to your brother like that. Now, I'm sure Bofur won't be too angry, considering it's only a tiny rip," Dís tried her best to comfort Fíli, telling him that it would be fine.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Bofur, I didn't mean to,'' Fili said in a small voice.

''It's alright laddie, it's just a rip. You can still have it for awhile, if you wish,'' Fili smiled.