Chapter 4
Exploring
When Rowan awoke the next morning, she noticed Frodo was gone and Peregrin was still asleep, so she decided to go on a walk. She wanted to explore Hobbiton. She wanted to see the children playing again. She wanted to lay in the fields and watch the clouds. She just wanted to have a normal day, away from all this excitement. She missed home a lot and this might help her feel a bit better.
Once Rowan got out of the house, she took a deep breath. "Wow. This place smells beautiful. It smells of that of flowers, and fresh water, and the fields. I like here already," she complimented. It was a bit cold out so her nose was turning pink. "I wonder where Frodo could be?" she asked herself.
"Frodo has gone out for a long walk," said a voice from behind a bush. The hobbit finally revealed himself. It was Samwise. He stood there, looking at Rowan and holding a small shovel.
"Samwise. What are you doing here?" Rowan asked. She was a bit frightened by Samwise's sudden appearance.
"Has Frodo not told you yet? I am Frodo's servent," Samwise answered her in reply. He bowed down a bit. "Would you like to know anything else, Miss Rowan?" he asked her.
"Umm. No thank you, Samwise. I am fine. There is no need to call me miss. In fact, I prefer not to be called miss. It makes me feel a bit old," she said, answering Samwise's question. She looked at him. She started to turn away, but stopped. "Oh, Samwise. I am going out to explore. If Peregrin or Frodo asks where I am, just tell them I have gone out for a walk and there is no need to worry."
"Yes Miss, I mean, Rowan. I will tell them so," he said, as she stood there with her back turned to him. She began to walk off and he got back to work as soon as possible.
Rowan walked around, starring up at the sky. It was beautiful. She really liked it here. Everything was so pleasant. Rowan stopped on the other side of the road and sat down on the grass. She starred up at the sky again. She looked around, seeing all different things. She saw birds, wagons, children running around, mothers yelling at children. She giggled a bit. It reminded her so much of home. She got up and began to walk again.
Rowan saw a forest that looked interesting, so she decided to go in. She walked over to the forest and then stopped right before entering. She looked at all the beautifully tall trees. She took a deep breath, and then walked in. She heard a bunch of birds chirping, and other animal noises. She walked around for a while hearing nothing but the same thing. She decided that she would take a rest soon.
About a half an hour later, Rowan found a river. "A river. I think I will stop here and rest. The water is just so pleasant. It is clear and beautiful. I think I will take a dip before I rest," she said to herself. Back home, she would always go in the lakes. When she finally got in the river, which was 2 ½ feet deep, she heard a crackling noise. It didn't bother her that much. After a while, the noise got closer. She started to get a bit scared. Then, out of nowhere, a pony appeared. The pony just came up to the river and started to drink, as if Rowan was no bother to it at all. Rowan slowly moved over to the pony. The pony stopped drinking for a moment and picked its head up slightly to look at Rowan. Rowan stopped moving for a moment. She held her hand out for the pony to smell. The pony began to sniff her hand, then stopped. "Hi pony. You're a good pony. Good pony," she began to say to the pony to calm it down. She moved closer to the pony. The pony just stood there.
Back at Frodo's, Peregrin just awoke. He got up and went outside to get a nice breath of fresh air. When he got out, he stretched a bit. He looked around and then walked inside. "Hey Frodo! I'm awake!" he exclaimed. "Huh? Frodo? Are you here?" Peregrin asked while walking around looking for Frodo. He walked inside Rowan's room and noticed she was gone. "Huh?" He walked back outside. "Sam? Sam?! Where are you?" He looked everywhere for Samwise.
Sam popped out from behind a bush again. "I am right here Pippin,' he answered to Peregrin's yelling.
"Sam. There you are," he said, walking over to Sam. "Where is Rowan? She isn't in her bedroom." He looked at Samwise waiting for an answer.
"Well Pippin. She told me to tell you that she went out on a walk and not to worry about her. I am sure she is fine. No need to yell and worry," he said to Peregrin, who was basically shaking.
"Oh. Thank you very much, Sam. I think I will go inside and calm down," Peregrin said, walking back inside the house. He went in to living quarters and sat down in a chair and relaxed.
Back at the forest, Rowan was just about to touch the pony. Just then, the pony snorted and startled Rowan. She pulled her hand back just a bit. She then eased and began to reach out again. The pony shook its head a little bit and snorted again. This was the pony's way of showing Rowan that she was getting relaxed. Rowan reached out one more inch and touched the pony's nose. She was so soft. "Hey girl. You're so beautiful. Such a good girl," Rowan said, while stroking the pony's neck in circular motions.
Rowan then walked out of the water and got closer to the pony. "Hi girl. You like this, don't you? I should give you a name. How about…Pendeline? Do you like that?" she asked the pony. The pony nayed and shook her head up and down. "I guess that means yes," Rowan said partly to herself. She laughed a bit.
"You stay right here. I will be right back. Stay," she said to Pendeline. Rowan went searching for some leather or a piece of strong clothing. After a while, she found a rope. She thought that would be good enough, so she took it back to where Pendeline was. Rowan then made a bridle out of this rope, and then put it on Pendeline. Rowan dried off a bit. After she thought she was dry enough, she hopped on Pendeline's back. She picked up the reins and made a cluck noise with her tongue. Pendeline then began to walk. Rowan reached down and gave Pendeline a pat on the neck. "Good girl Pendeline," she said to her, while patting her neck. Rowan got back up and gave Pendeline a little kick. "Come on girl. Let's get out of this forest," Rowan said while Pendeline went into a canter.
They rode out of the forest and into the fields. When they got out of the fields, they began to ride on the roads. After a while, Rowan spotted a Frodo's house. "Ho girl," Rowan said to Pendeline while pulling slightly on the reins. "This is home. For now at least."
Rowan hopped off Pendeline and pulled the reins over her head. She dropped the reins on the ground and stood there for a while, petting Pendeline's head. "Okay girl. I'm going to go tell Peregrin that I found you, and that I can't part you. Wish me luck," she said to the pony that was now eating the grass.
"Well hello Rowan. It is nice to see you back," Samwise said to Rowan. He noticed the pony that Rowan was standing next to. "Whoa! Where did that pony come from?" he asked. He was so shocked.
"Her name is Pendeline. I found her in the forest. We became so close. I even rode her back here. She is such a good girl. I am so attached to her and she is attached to me. So, I decided I am going to keep her," Rowan told Samwise. She explained everything. If she got Samwise to agree with her, then she might be able to get Peregrin to agree as well.
"Oh. Well that is great. I am glad you have a companion. She shall be a good pony," Samwise said reassuringly. Rowan walked over to him and hugged him.
"Thank you Samwise. I am going to tell Peregrin now. Do you think he will let me keep her?" She asked Samwise with a sad face.
"Yes. I'm sure he will," he said to Rowan with a smile, Rowan smiled back and walked up to the house. She opened the door and walked in.
"Rowan. You're back. It is nice to see you," he said to her. He smiled at her, but she didn't smile back. "What is wrong Rowan?"
"I have to show you something. It is outside," she said to him. He eyes were shimmering. She walked outside and showed him the pony.
"Huh? Why is there a pony here?" he asked in disbelief. She looked at him.
"I found her in the forest I was in. She is really sweet and ---" she stated to explain but was cut off by Peregrin.
"You can keep her. If you brought her here all the way from the forest, then you must really care for her," he said. He just didn't want to see Rowan sad. Besides, the pony was beautiful. It made Rowan seem so happy. She looked into his eyes and hugged him. Pendeline was just standing there eating the grass.
Exploring
When Rowan awoke the next morning, she noticed Frodo was gone and Peregrin was still asleep, so she decided to go on a walk. She wanted to explore Hobbiton. She wanted to see the children playing again. She wanted to lay in the fields and watch the clouds. She just wanted to have a normal day, away from all this excitement. She missed home a lot and this might help her feel a bit better.
Once Rowan got out of the house, she took a deep breath. "Wow. This place smells beautiful. It smells of that of flowers, and fresh water, and the fields. I like here already," she complimented. It was a bit cold out so her nose was turning pink. "I wonder where Frodo could be?" she asked herself.
"Frodo has gone out for a long walk," said a voice from behind a bush. The hobbit finally revealed himself. It was Samwise. He stood there, looking at Rowan and holding a small shovel.
"Samwise. What are you doing here?" Rowan asked. She was a bit frightened by Samwise's sudden appearance.
"Has Frodo not told you yet? I am Frodo's servent," Samwise answered her in reply. He bowed down a bit. "Would you like to know anything else, Miss Rowan?" he asked her.
"Umm. No thank you, Samwise. I am fine. There is no need to call me miss. In fact, I prefer not to be called miss. It makes me feel a bit old," she said, answering Samwise's question. She looked at him. She started to turn away, but stopped. "Oh, Samwise. I am going out to explore. If Peregrin or Frodo asks where I am, just tell them I have gone out for a walk and there is no need to worry."
"Yes Miss, I mean, Rowan. I will tell them so," he said, as she stood there with her back turned to him. She began to walk off and he got back to work as soon as possible.
Rowan walked around, starring up at the sky. It was beautiful. She really liked it here. Everything was so pleasant. Rowan stopped on the other side of the road and sat down on the grass. She starred up at the sky again. She looked around, seeing all different things. She saw birds, wagons, children running around, mothers yelling at children. She giggled a bit. It reminded her so much of home. She got up and began to walk again.
Rowan saw a forest that looked interesting, so she decided to go in. She walked over to the forest and then stopped right before entering. She looked at all the beautifully tall trees. She took a deep breath, and then walked in. She heard a bunch of birds chirping, and other animal noises. She walked around for a while hearing nothing but the same thing. She decided that she would take a rest soon.
About a half an hour later, Rowan found a river. "A river. I think I will stop here and rest. The water is just so pleasant. It is clear and beautiful. I think I will take a dip before I rest," she said to herself. Back home, she would always go in the lakes. When she finally got in the river, which was 2 ½ feet deep, she heard a crackling noise. It didn't bother her that much. After a while, the noise got closer. She started to get a bit scared. Then, out of nowhere, a pony appeared. The pony just came up to the river and started to drink, as if Rowan was no bother to it at all. Rowan slowly moved over to the pony. The pony stopped drinking for a moment and picked its head up slightly to look at Rowan. Rowan stopped moving for a moment. She held her hand out for the pony to smell. The pony began to sniff her hand, then stopped. "Hi pony. You're a good pony. Good pony," she began to say to the pony to calm it down. She moved closer to the pony. The pony just stood there.
Back at Frodo's, Peregrin just awoke. He got up and went outside to get a nice breath of fresh air. When he got out, he stretched a bit. He looked around and then walked inside. "Hey Frodo! I'm awake!" he exclaimed. "Huh? Frodo? Are you here?" Peregrin asked while walking around looking for Frodo. He walked inside Rowan's room and noticed she was gone. "Huh?" He walked back outside. "Sam? Sam?! Where are you?" He looked everywhere for Samwise.
Sam popped out from behind a bush again. "I am right here Pippin,' he answered to Peregrin's yelling.
"Sam. There you are," he said, walking over to Sam. "Where is Rowan? She isn't in her bedroom." He looked at Samwise waiting for an answer.
"Well Pippin. She told me to tell you that she went out on a walk and not to worry about her. I am sure she is fine. No need to yell and worry," he said to Peregrin, who was basically shaking.
"Oh. Thank you very much, Sam. I think I will go inside and calm down," Peregrin said, walking back inside the house. He went in to living quarters and sat down in a chair and relaxed.
Back at the forest, Rowan was just about to touch the pony. Just then, the pony snorted and startled Rowan. She pulled her hand back just a bit. She then eased and began to reach out again. The pony shook its head a little bit and snorted again. This was the pony's way of showing Rowan that she was getting relaxed. Rowan reached out one more inch and touched the pony's nose. She was so soft. "Hey girl. You're so beautiful. Such a good girl," Rowan said, while stroking the pony's neck in circular motions.
Rowan then walked out of the water and got closer to the pony. "Hi girl. You like this, don't you? I should give you a name. How about…Pendeline? Do you like that?" she asked the pony. The pony nayed and shook her head up and down. "I guess that means yes," Rowan said partly to herself. She laughed a bit.
"You stay right here. I will be right back. Stay," she said to Pendeline. Rowan went searching for some leather or a piece of strong clothing. After a while, she found a rope. She thought that would be good enough, so she took it back to where Pendeline was. Rowan then made a bridle out of this rope, and then put it on Pendeline. Rowan dried off a bit. After she thought she was dry enough, she hopped on Pendeline's back. She picked up the reins and made a cluck noise with her tongue. Pendeline then began to walk. Rowan reached down and gave Pendeline a pat on the neck. "Good girl Pendeline," she said to her, while patting her neck. Rowan got back up and gave Pendeline a little kick. "Come on girl. Let's get out of this forest," Rowan said while Pendeline went into a canter.
They rode out of the forest and into the fields. When they got out of the fields, they began to ride on the roads. After a while, Rowan spotted a Frodo's house. "Ho girl," Rowan said to Pendeline while pulling slightly on the reins. "This is home. For now at least."
Rowan hopped off Pendeline and pulled the reins over her head. She dropped the reins on the ground and stood there for a while, petting Pendeline's head. "Okay girl. I'm going to go tell Peregrin that I found you, and that I can't part you. Wish me luck," she said to the pony that was now eating the grass.
"Well hello Rowan. It is nice to see you back," Samwise said to Rowan. He noticed the pony that Rowan was standing next to. "Whoa! Where did that pony come from?" he asked. He was so shocked.
"Her name is Pendeline. I found her in the forest. We became so close. I even rode her back here. She is such a good girl. I am so attached to her and she is attached to me. So, I decided I am going to keep her," Rowan told Samwise. She explained everything. If she got Samwise to agree with her, then she might be able to get Peregrin to agree as well.
"Oh. Well that is great. I am glad you have a companion. She shall be a good pony," Samwise said reassuringly. Rowan walked over to him and hugged him.
"Thank you Samwise. I am going to tell Peregrin now. Do you think he will let me keep her?" She asked Samwise with a sad face.
"Yes. I'm sure he will," he said to Rowan with a smile, Rowan smiled back and walked up to the house. She opened the door and walked in.
"Rowan. You're back. It is nice to see you," he said to her. He smiled at her, but she didn't smile back. "What is wrong Rowan?"
"I have to show you something. It is outside," she said to him. He eyes were shimmering. She walked outside and showed him the pony.
"Huh? Why is there a pony here?" he asked in disbelief. She looked at him.
"I found her in the forest I was in. She is really sweet and ---" she stated to explain but was cut off by Peregrin.
"You can keep her. If you brought her here all the way from the forest, then you must really care for her," he said. He just didn't want to see Rowan sad. Besides, the pony was beautiful. It made Rowan seem so happy. She looked into his eyes and hugged him. Pendeline was just standing there eating the grass.