A plan is needed
The next day, Pippin ran all the way to Bag End. He didn't stop to say hello, he didn't visit anyone. He just ran all the way there. He trusted that Frodo would have some advise on what to do. He just had to get rid of Susie. She was the reason he ran all the way to his cousin's home. He decided that if he was quick enough, the little girl wouldn't be able to follow him.
After he had arrived, Pippin rushed in, shut the door, and slid down it to the floor. Frodo peered into the room and saw him. "Pippin are you alright?" Frodo asked, helping him up. "Frodo, I need your help," Pippin gasped, "You see-" Pippin stopped when he looked behind Frodo. There stood little Susie. She regarded Pippin, loving twinkles in those big eyes, but, as usual, she said nothing. Pippin looked at Frodo. "What's she doing here?" he asked. Frodo shrugged. "I invited her in when I saw her seated outside. I think she was waiting for you." She watched Pippin for a moment and then she walked over to him and took his hand. She continued to look up at Pippin. Pippin a gave a slight laugh and said, "Um, could you excuse us for a minute?" Pippin opened the door and pulled Frodo outside, shutting the door behind them.
"Frodo, you have to help me!" Pippin pleaded urgently. "What's the problem Pippin?" Frodo asked. "The 'problem' is standing on the other side of the door," Pippin said. Frodo gave Pippin a puzzled look. "The little girl? How is she a problem?" Pippin told Frodo all that had happened since he left Bag End the other day.
Pippin was a little annoyed that Frodo found most of it...better yet, all of it, funny. "Well I'm glad my life amuses you so much." Pippin said leaning against the door. "I really don't see the problem," said Frodo, "she seems really sweet to me. A bit quiet, but-" "A bit quiet," Pippin repeated with a laugh, "She hasn't spoken a word since I met her. Until she 'spoke to her mom' about me, I thought the girl was mute." Pippin was going to ask Frodo for an idea on how to get rid of the little girl, when the door opened behind him without warning. Since he was leaning on it, Pippin went falling back.
Frodo shook his head, laughing. Little Susie had opened the door, but now she sat herself down beside Pippin. Pippin looked over at Susie and then back up at the ceiling. "Why me?" he asked. "Because it wouldn't be as funny if it were anyone else," said Merry, just now walking up. He regarded the scene with some amusement. "Well hello Pip," said Merry, smirking. "I see the little lass has you on your back yet again." "You really need to stop, Merry." Pippin said sitting up. When he did this, Susie scooted closer to him and then laid her head on his arm. "Awww," Frodo and Merry said together. Pippin started to say something very foul to the both of them but decided that it wouldn't be appropriate in the little girl's presence. So he simply sighed and shook his head.
Suddenly the little girl stood. She walked between Merry and Frodo and after giving Pippin one last loving glance, walked away from Bag End. "Well," said Pippin a little surprised, "Where do you suppose she's going?" "Why," asked Frodo in a mock sweet tone, "You miss you're little girlfriend already?" He and Merry then started laughing. "Laugh all you want to," said Pippin. "If it were either of you, you wouldn't be any better off than I am." "Sure we would," said Frodo, "We'd go falling over things less often!" They continued laughing as Pippin stood, looking hurt. "Now Pip," said Merry, "You're still loved. We're just teasing is all." "Well it's not funny," said Pippin sullenly.
After they had gone in, Frodo suggested fixing lunch to cheer Pippin up. At the mention of food, Pippin perked right up. He ate up, too, when the lunch was served. As Sam was taking away the dishes, he said, "I think there might be a way, to solve your problem I mean." Pippin immediately looked up. "What? An idea. For God's sake man, speak up!" After coming back out of the kitchen, Sam said. "Well, I was thinking about how much the girl reminds me of young Bucky Poppydust. He doesn't say that much either and he's a little older than the little girl...I think." "So what are you suggesting Pippin asked, puffing on his pipe. "Well," said Sam, "what if you were to somehow get Bucky with the girl Susie, so that she will start liking him, and then leave you alone?"
No one said anything for a moment. "Hmmm," Merry said after a moment, "that actually sounds like a good idea. How do you suppose we get Susie to start liking this Bucky Poppydust?" "Pippin," said Frodo, "how did the girl start liking you again?" Pippin thought back to the day he had first met her. "She had lost her stuffed toy and I gave it back to her." "Sounds pretty simple," said Frodo.
"Hello Pippin," said a small voice. The group looked. It was little Susie Burrowsbee again. What made Pippin fall out of his chair is quite uncertain. Was it seeing Susie while they were in the midst of planning to get rid of her? Or perhaps the fact that she had said his name? What ever it was, Pippin fell out of his chair nonetheless. Little Susie giggled and then knelt beside Pippin and ran her fingers through his hair. "Aaawwww!" Frodo, Merry and Sam said in unison. "Oh shut up," Pippin said from where he lay.
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The next day, Pippin ran all the way to Bag End. He didn't stop to say hello, he didn't visit anyone. He just ran all the way there. He trusted that Frodo would have some advise on what to do. He just had to get rid of Susie. She was the reason he ran all the way to his cousin's home. He decided that if he was quick enough, the little girl wouldn't be able to follow him.
After he had arrived, Pippin rushed in, shut the door, and slid down it to the floor. Frodo peered into the room and saw him. "Pippin are you alright?" Frodo asked, helping him up. "Frodo, I need your help," Pippin gasped, "You see-" Pippin stopped when he looked behind Frodo. There stood little Susie. She regarded Pippin, loving twinkles in those big eyes, but, as usual, she said nothing. Pippin looked at Frodo. "What's she doing here?" he asked. Frodo shrugged. "I invited her in when I saw her seated outside. I think she was waiting for you." She watched Pippin for a moment and then she walked over to him and took his hand. She continued to look up at Pippin. Pippin a gave a slight laugh and said, "Um, could you excuse us for a minute?" Pippin opened the door and pulled Frodo outside, shutting the door behind them.
"Frodo, you have to help me!" Pippin pleaded urgently. "What's the problem Pippin?" Frodo asked. "The 'problem' is standing on the other side of the door," Pippin said. Frodo gave Pippin a puzzled look. "The little girl? How is she a problem?" Pippin told Frodo all that had happened since he left Bag End the other day.
Pippin was a little annoyed that Frodo found most of it...better yet, all of it, funny. "Well I'm glad my life amuses you so much." Pippin said leaning against the door. "I really don't see the problem," said Frodo, "she seems really sweet to me. A bit quiet, but-" "A bit quiet," Pippin repeated with a laugh, "She hasn't spoken a word since I met her. Until she 'spoke to her mom' about me, I thought the girl was mute." Pippin was going to ask Frodo for an idea on how to get rid of the little girl, when the door opened behind him without warning. Since he was leaning on it, Pippin went falling back.
Frodo shook his head, laughing. Little Susie had opened the door, but now she sat herself down beside Pippin. Pippin looked over at Susie and then back up at the ceiling. "Why me?" he asked. "Because it wouldn't be as funny if it were anyone else," said Merry, just now walking up. He regarded the scene with some amusement. "Well hello Pip," said Merry, smirking. "I see the little lass has you on your back yet again." "You really need to stop, Merry." Pippin said sitting up. When he did this, Susie scooted closer to him and then laid her head on his arm. "Awww," Frodo and Merry said together. Pippin started to say something very foul to the both of them but decided that it wouldn't be appropriate in the little girl's presence. So he simply sighed and shook his head.
Suddenly the little girl stood. She walked between Merry and Frodo and after giving Pippin one last loving glance, walked away from Bag End. "Well," said Pippin a little surprised, "Where do you suppose she's going?" "Why," asked Frodo in a mock sweet tone, "You miss you're little girlfriend already?" He and Merry then started laughing. "Laugh all you want to," said Pippin. "If it were either of you, you wouldn't be any better off than I am." "Sure we would," said Frodo, "We'd go falling over things less often!" They continued laughing as Pippin stood, looking hurt. "Now Pip," said Merry, "You're still loved. We're just teasing is all." "Well it's not funny," said Pippin sullenly.
After they had gone in, Frodo suggested fixing lunch to cheer Pippin up. At the mention of food, Pippin perked right up. He ate up, too, when the lunch was served. As Sam was taking away the dishes, he said, "I think there might be a way, to solve your problem I mean." Pippin immediately looked up. "What? An idea. For God's sake man, speak up!" After coming back out of the kitchen, Sam said. "Well, I was thinking about how much the girl reminds me of young Bucky Poppydust. He doesn't say that much either and he's a little older than the little girl...I think." "So what are you suggesting Pippin asked, puffing on his pipe. "Well," said Sam, "what if you were to somehow get Bucky with the girl Susie, so that she will start liking him, and then leave you alone?"
No one said anything for a moment. "Hmmm," Merry said after a moment, "that actually sounds like a good idea. How do you suppose we get Susie to start liking this Bucky Poppydust?" "Pippin," said Frodo, "how did the girl start liking you again?" Pippin thought back to the day he had first met her. "She had lost her stuffed toy and I gave it back to her." "Sounds pretty simple," said Frodo.
"Hello Pippin," said a small voice. The group looked. It was little Susie Burrowsbee again. What made Pippin fall out of his chair is quite uncertain. Was it seeing Susie while they were in the midst of planning to get rid of her? Or perhaps the fact that she had said his name? What ever it was, Pippin fell out of his chair nonetheless. Little Susie giggled and then knelt beside Pippin and ran her fingers through his hair. "Aaawwww!" Frodo, Merry and Sam said in unison. "Oh shut up," Pippin said from where he lay.
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