Legolas thought that hobbits ate most of the day.  He remembered Pippin and Merry complaining about food quite often in the early stages of the quest.  He knew that hobbits definitely had a good deal of wit in them when they wanted to use it, but why would these two innocent looking young ones want to use wit when they could just relax for the day?

The problems started when the two hobbits wanted to go outside.  They tried everything from "We promise to not talk or ask anything again for the rest of the day!" to "We won't be out long and we promise not to tell anyone!"  Legolas figured that if he took them outside once his job of hobbitsitting would be practically over and done for the day, so he made sure that they bundled up and decided to take them to the stables to see the horses.

At first the little ones were happy to see the horses and other animals, they especially loved Shadowfax to whom they fed a whole bag of apples without Legolas noticing until it was too late. Legolas shook his head and turned to put up the now empty bag.  "Alright you two, inside now!" Legolas said as he turned back around.  There wasn't a hobbit to be seen however.  He sighed and went to look around for the two, but they were nowhere to be found.  He started to walk outside, promising food if the hobbits would follow, and was met by a face full of cold, wet snow.  He heard giggling from the side of the stable.  This was going to be a long, long day.