Hi. I was bored and had no real ideas for new Milo-chapters, so I spent my time with translating some more of the old… Quite diff. Isn't there any computer-programme which could that for me??? ::grins::
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May 12th 1400
Dear companion,
the spring cleaning is done! And mother and Lilly are already in the middle of the preparations (as if one day off would make sick!) for the wedding which shall take place at Overlithe (A/N: dunno if this is the right word, my English LotR is far beyond reach at the moment, but it's this day in June after Mid Year's Day, I calculated that it takes place in 1400). This was Bibo's choice, because Overlithe, the greatest holiday on the whole, is his favourite day. That he and Lilly then will have only one wedding anniversary every four years he surely has not considered! (Or is it on purpose?)
Anyways I am isolated from the preparations. No problem to me! And instead of going to my father, only for pointless dugging through the area, I used the free day to do at last, together with Ruby (fine that her mother had let her go) and Fosco one of our long srtolls through the environs again. And now take a guess what we have found! A little kitty!! Perhaps 1 or two months old. Totally alone and frightened. We have calmingly talked to and slowly approached her. With the time she had lost her timidity and even let me take her off the ground. She's really a very good creature! And really confiding. We have called her Leona. That was Ruby's idea. 'Twas the name of her great-great-aunt… At the moment Leona lies next to me on my bed. She has curled up and is purring satisfied (no wonder – she has drunk a huge amount of milk!). Let's see what mother will say when she comes home.
May 13th 1400
Dear companion,
I'm allowed to keep Leona! Mother was in love with the tiny kitty at once. I only had to promise her to take a good care for the minute thing. That's a matter of honour!
But this morning my delight from last evening was darkened a bit – Lilly asked me to teach Bibo in reading and writing until the wedding. She said she had no time because of the preparations and because I had already tought lil'Hal and because this would be a good reason not to have to attend the gardening… Everything nice and fine but in only *one and a half* months I shall teach him reading *and* writing? What's next? That Lilly believes in trolls and the likes, or what? Well, I have taught Hal in 3 weeks – but now we are speaking about Bibo – that's a totally different matter! But I can't say no to Lilly, so the day after tomorrow the lessons will start. But now I have to stop, Leona is doubtlessly being hungry (she is impatiently nibbling on my toes). No cow can give as much milk as this cat drinks!
May 14th 1400
Dear companion,
today there was again the (usual) Sunday-picnic-meeting with the Frumblefoots and Burrowses at the East-Meadow. I had brought Leona with me (together with a big can of milk and her bowl) and at once I was surrounded by some Whitefurrow-girls (oh – THAT'S the way this works!?). As if they never had seen a cat-baby before! Leona became frightened of the many faces and hands. So I rapidly thought of an excuse and went away with Ruby and Fosco. The girls understood the hint and left us in peace (much to the regret of Fosco…well begins quite early!).
Later the day we heard from the others that lil'Hal has brought himself quite into trouble. He was caught as he was about to tell his two older cousins from Whitefurrow about The Isle. Just in time he could have been prevented from giving the secret away. Now he gets cross-eyed looks from the others. The poor chap! He doesn't have any siblings and I know that he admires both of his cousins. I am sure he wanted to affectioante them in a special way and therefore inaugurate them in the secret. He didn't mean it in a bad way. He just didn't think. But frankly speaking – Hal could need some older siblings who look after him.
So Ruby, Fosco and me decided to overtake these roles. Hal is enthusiastic that we stand behind him – as the only ones in the whole village – but it will surely straighten out!
May 15th 1400
Dear companion,
no release from garden work is worth this work: Bibo is almost worse in learning the letters than I feared! I have tried to teach him some letters and simple words but he can't retain the letters, nothing said about setting-together-to-a-word! His only stimulus is Lilly's wish that he learns it. And with that he's not the only one …
May 22 nd 1400
Dear companion,
Bibo can tell the alphabet till L and already read a few words. Everything still very haltingly but nevertheless not bad – I wouldn't have trust him to…
Hal has suffered enough – everything's like before – fine!
May 29th 1400
Dear companion,
Ruby will leave us! Already in 3 days she will go to Bywater. There her great-uncle Budo lives. He's already 104 and it's important that somebody looks after him round the clock. And because Ruby is his nearest, unmarried relative she has to go. She has told us today. That made me very sad. Is there nobody else to go? Probably not! What a pity, that a moving to Frogmorton is to exciting for the old man. But Ruby goes willingly. She likes her great-uncle and wants to make his last time as comfortable as possible. But once she is there she won't be able to let him alone for a longer time. Anyways not long enough to visit us. So we will visit her, that we have promised.
It will be all right… I have asked Ruby if she wants to take Leona with her, as company. Joyfully she has agreed and hugged me – again this strange heart beating. But this time I wasn't happy – not at all!
June 8th 1400
Dear companion,
Bibo is getting better: meanwhile he can tell the whole alphabet without help and haltingly read simple sentences. Nest week we will start with the writing.
June 17th 1400
Dear companion,
today Bibo wrote "Bibo loves Lilly". Lilly was enthusiastic about that, although one could hardly recognize anything and had to guess the words rather than read them.
Since Ruby is away I haven't heard anything from her (and Leona). The parting was a bit sad but not that much. Finally she is still in the (a bit farer) environs. But neither Fosco nor me had the chance to visit her so far. Why doesn't she write?
June 18th 1400
Dear companion,
forget what I have written yesterday. Today I got a letter from Ruby! I was so happy about it. Here the exact terms:
Dear Milo,
please excuse that haven't let heard from me for so lang. But I first had to find my way here. And the work is also very difficult: nobody has done anything in the house for ages. And then of course there is also poor Budo (he isn't well and very happy to have me in the house)…
So you see I have much to do and also not much time to write but I'm not doing much except working, so there is only very less to report.
Leona misses you a lot. At the moment she ich licking my toes and looks at me with a challenging "Come, let's go home!"-view in her eyes. And sometimes I really would like to do that but I am needed here! Leona always feels very exactly when I'm not well and then is especially good to me. She is a real comfort: thank you Milo!
And now I have a surprise for you: yesterday I was buying some things in Hobbiton and after this I was at ol'Greencap's. I have showed him the small carvings you have given me during the years (yeeees, I have taken all them with me) – he was enthusiastic! Especially the pony you have given me to your birthday got his admiring (as mine, too…). He said you should come to him yet. At best with your father. I don't want to promise too much but I think he want's to take you into apprenticeship! That would make me really glad for you. And additionally I would like it to have you near again. Then only Fosco is missing so that we are complete again. It would only be a pity for lil'Hal, he was so glad to have 3 older "siblings"…
Great greetings to Fosco (I'm still waiting for your visit) and all the others,
Ruby
Wonderful, isn't it? And that with Greencap is a real surprise. Now it is already 3 years ago that I have seen and spoke to him the last time. That he still can't remember me… I could hardly dare hoping that he would take me with 20. Even this would have been pretty young. But already with 19! I'm really hoping that it's about the apprenticeship. But why should I take my father with me otherwise?
PS: Today Bibo has written nearly readable! He's doing quite well!
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Hey, I have a problem. Does anybody know a good word fro apprenticeship? It sounds so very unhobbitlike! I think Sam's father says something about his apprenticeship at the beginning of FotR. Could anybody look that word up for me, PLEASE? ::smiles pleadingly::
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May 12th 1400
Dear companion,
the spring cleaning is done! And mother and Lilly are already in the middle of the preparations (as if one day off would make sick!) for the wedding which shall take place at Overlithe (A/N: dunno if this is the right word, my English LotR is far beyond reach at the moment, but it's this day in June after Mid Year's Day, I calculated that it takes place in 1400). This was Bibo's choice, because Overlithe, the greatest holiday on the whole, is his favourite day. That he and Lilly then will have only one wedding anniversary every four years he surely has not considered! (Or is it on purpose?)
Anyways I am isolated from the preparations. No problem to me! And instead of going to my father, only for pointless dugging through the area, I used the free day to do at last, together with Ruby (fine that her mother had let her go) and Fosco one of our long srtolls through the environs again. And now take a guess what we have found! A little kitty!! Perhaps 1 or two months old. Totally alone and frightened. We have calmingly talked to and slowly approached her. With the time she had lost her timidity and even let me take her off the ground. She's really a very good creature! And really confiding. We have called her Leona. That was Ruby's idea. 'Twas the name of her great-great-aunt… At the moment Leona lies next to me on my bed. She has curled up and is purring satisfied (no wonder – she has drunk a huge amount of milk!). Let's see what mother will say when she comes home.
May 13th 1400
Dear companion,
I'm allowed to keep Leona! Mother was in love with the tiny kitty at once. I only had to promise her to take a good care for the minute thing. That's a matter of honour!
But this morning my delight from last evening was darkened a bit – Lilly asked me to teach Bibo in reading and writing until the wedding. She said she had no time because of the preparations and because I had already tought lil'Hal and because this would be a good reason not to have to attend the gardening… Everything nice and fine but in only *one and a half* months I shall teach him reading *and* writing? What's next? That Lilly believes in trolls and the likes, or what? Well, I have taught Hal in 3 weeks – but now we are speaking about Bibo – that's a totally different matter! But I can't say no to Lilly, so the day after tomorrow the lessons will start. But now I have to stop, Leona is doubtlessly being hungry (she is impatiently nibbling on my toes). No cow can give as much milk as this cat drinks!
May 14th 1400
Dear companion,
today there was again the (usual) Sunday-picnic-meeting with the Frumblefoots and Burrowses at the East-Meadow. I had brought Leona with me (together with a big can of milk and her bowl) and at once I was surrounded by some Whitefurrow-girls (oh – THAT'S the way this works!?). As if they never had seen a cat-baby before! Leona became frightened of the many faces and hands. So I rapidly thought of an excuse and went away with Ruby and Fosco. The girls understood the hint and left us in peace (much to the regret of Fosco…well begins quite early!).
Later the day we heard from the others that lil'Hal has brought himself quite into trouble. He was caught as he was about to tell his two older cousins from Whitefurrow about The Isle. Just in time he could have been prevented from giving the secret away. Now he gets cross-eyed looks from the others. The poor chap! He doesn't have any siblings and I know that he admires both of his cousins. I am sure he wanted to affectioante them in a special way and therefore inaugurate them in the secret. He didn't mean it in a bad way. He just didn't think. But frankly speaking – Hal could need some older siblings who look after him.
So Ruby, Fosco and me decided to overtake these roles. Hal is enthusiastic that we stand behind him – as the only ones in the whole village – but it will surely straighten out!
May 15th 1400
Dear companion,
no release from garden work is worth this work: Bibo is almost worse in learning the letters than I feared! I have tried to teach him some letters and simple words but he can't retain the letters, nothing said about setting-together-to-a-word! His only stimulus is Lilly's wish that he learns it. And with that he's not the only one …
May 22 nd 1400
Dear companion,
Bibo can tell the alphabet till L and already read a few words. Everything still very haltingly but nevertheless not bad – I wouldn't have trust him to…
Hal has suffered enough – everything's like before – fine!
May 29th 1400
Dear companion,
Ruby will leave us! Already in 3 days she will go to Bywater. There her great-uncle Budo lives. He's already 104 and it's important that somebody looks after him round the clock. And because Ruby is his nearest, unmarried relative she has to go. She has told us today. That made me very sad. Is there nobody else to go? Probably not! What a pity, that a moving to Frogmorton is to exciting for the old man. But Ruby goes willingly. She likes her great-uncle and wants to make his last time as comfortable as possible. But once she is there she won't be able to let him alone for a longer time. Anyways not long enough to visit us. So we will visit her, that we have promised.
It will be all right… I have asked Ruby if she wants to take Leona with her, as company. Joyfully she has agreed and hugged me – again this strange heart beating. But this time I wasn't happy – not at all!
June 8th 1400
Dear companion,
Bibo is getting better: meanwhile he can tell the whole alphabet without help and haltingly read simple sentences. Nest week we will start with the writing.
June 17th 1400
Dear companion,
today Bibo wrote "Bibo loves Lilly". Lilly was enthusiastic about that, although one could hardly recognize anything and had to guess the words rather than read them.
Since Ruby is away I haven't heard anything from her (and Leona). The parting was a bit sad but not that much. Finally she is still in the (a bit farer) environs. But neither Fosco nor me had the chance to visit her so far. Why doesn't she write?
June 18th 1400
Dear companion,
forget what I have written yesterday. Today I got a letter from Ruby! I was so happy about it. Here the exact terms:
Dear Milo,
please excuse that haven't let heard from me for so lang. But I first had to find my way here. And the work is also very difficult: nobody has done anything in the house for ages. And then of course there is also poor Budo (he isn't well and very happy to have me in the house)…
So you see I have much to do and also not much time to write but I'm not doing much except working, so there is only very less to report.
Leona misses you a lot. At the moment she ich licking my toes and looks at me with a challenging "Come, let's go home!"-view in her eyes. And sometimes I really would like to do that but I am needed here! Leona always feels very exactly when I'm not well and then is especially good to me. She is a real comfort: thank you Milo!
And now I have a surprise for you: yesterday I was buying some things in Hobbiton and after this I was at ol'Greencap's. I have showed him the small carvings you have given me during the years (yeeees, I have taken all them with me) – he was enthusiastic! Especially the pony you have given me to your birthday got his admiring (as mine, too…). He said you should come to him yet. At best with your father. I don't want to promise too much but I think he want's to take you into apprenticeship! That would make me really glad for you. And additionally I would like it to have you near again. Then only Fosco is missing so that we are complete again. It would only be a pity for lil'Hal, he was so glad to have 3 older "siblings"…
Great greetings to Fosco (I'm still waiting for your visit) and all the others,
Ruby
Wonderful, isn't it? And that with Greencap is a real surprise. Now it is already 3 years ago that I have seen and spoke to him the last time. That he still can't remember me… I could hardly dare hoping that he would take me with 20. Even this would have been pretty young. But already with 19! I'm really hoping that it's about the apprenticeship. But why should I take my father with me otherwise?
PS: Today Bibo has written nearly readable! He's doing quite well!
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Hey, I have a problem. Does anybody know a good word fro apprenticeship? It sounds so very unhobbitlike! I think Sam's father says something about his apprenticeship at the beginning of FotR. Could anybody look that word up for me, PLEASE? ::smiles pleadingly::