A ROAD AND A COMPANION:
For a while, Frodo and Gandalf gulped ketchup in a sullen silence
GANDALF: SO what are you going to do?
FRODO: Go for a ride, I suppose.
Gandalf heard a gasp from the window. With a quick movement (no doubt enhanced by the ketchup), Gandalf pulled his prize through the window.
GANDALF: Samfool Ohgee! Have you been eavesdropping?!
SAM: Sure, Mr. Gandalf, sir! How could I? Please don't turn me into anythin'...unnatural, sir! An there weren't nothin' to eavesdrop on this last hour an' more I've been gardenin', as is my job, sir. Ain't that right Mr. Frodo, sir?
Frodo opened his mouth to concur, but Gandalf interrupted.
GANDALF: Aye, my lad. And how would you be knowing there wasn't anything to be eavesdropping on if you weren't eavesdropping in the first place?
The two hobbits looked at each other for enlightenment.
FRODO&SAM: We're confused.
GANDALF: Alright, nevermind. Frodo needs a companion for his journey. Frodo stared at the wizard blankly.
FRODO: What journey?
Gandalf: A vacation. You will go as a mechanic, since you're so obsessed with cars. But don't let anybody know who you are.
FRODO: Oh, that's cool. I always wanted to be a mechanic. Not some stinkin' CEO of some fabulously lucrative, smelly ketchup production syndicate.
Gandalf waved his hand airily, ignoring Frodo's comments.
GANDALF: Move in that direction. I'll meet you at Bree.
FRODO: You will?
GANDALF: Yes. No. Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are suspicious and must have ketchup!
With that the wizard handed them two suitcases, a horse, and two walking sticks. Once they had gotten outside Hobbiton, he stopped.
GANDALF: Keep it secret, keep it safe. And I'll take my horse, please.
Gandalf mounted and rode off into the sunset.
For a while, Frodo and Gandalf gulped ketchup in a sullen silence
GANDALF: SO what are you going to do?
FRODO: Go for a ride, I suppose.
Gandalf heard a gasp from the window. With a quick movement (no doubt enhanced by the ketchup), Gandalf pulled his prize through the window.
GANDALF: Samfool Ohgee! Have you been eavesdropping?!
SAM: Sure, Mr. Gandalf, sir! How could I? Please don't turn me into anythin'...unnatural, sir! An there weren't nothin' to eavesdrop on this last hour an' more I've been gardenin', as is my job, sir. Ain't that right Mr. Frodo, sir?
Frodo opened his mouth to concur, but Gandalf interrupted.
GANDALF: Aye, my lad. And how would you be knowing there wasn't anything to be eavesdropping on if you weren't eavesdropping in the first place?
The two hobbits looked at each other for enlightenment.
FRODO&SAM: We're confused.
GANDALF: Alright, nevermind. Frodo needs a companion for his journey. Frodo stared at the wizard blankly.
FRODO: What journey?
Gandalf: A vacation. You will go as a mechanic, since you're so obsessed with cars. But don't let anybody know who you are.
FRODO: Oh, that's cool. I always wanted to be a mechanic. Not some stinkin' CEO of some fabulously lucrative, smelly ketchup production syndicate.
Gandalf waved his hand airily, ignoring Frodo's comments.
GANDALF: Move in that direction. I'll meet you at Bree.
FRODO: You will?
GANDALF: Yes. No. Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are suspicious and must have ketchup!
With that the wizard handed them two suitcases, a horse, and two walking sticks. Once they had gotten outside Hobbiton, he stopped.
GANDALF: Keep it secret, keep it safe. And I'll take my horse, please.
Gandalf mounted and rode off into the sunset.