CHAPTER TWO
FRODO CHOSES SAM
"Good morning Frodo," said Bilbo as he put a plate in front of Frodo. "Good morning Uncle Bilbo," said Frodo.
"Did you finally get all your things put away in your room?" Asked Bilbo as he sat down. "Yes, it took a few days but I finally got everything put away. Uncle Bilbo?" said Frodo as he took a bite of egg. "Yes Frodo," said Bilbo. "How old are Hamson, Halfred, and Sam's sisters?" asked Frodo. "Well let me see, Daisy is 5, Goldie is 3, and May is 1. Why?" said Bilbo.
"Oh no reason, I was just wondering. Can I go down to the Gamgee's today Uncle Bilbo?" asked Frodo. "Yes of course you can, while you are down there could you see if you could get a small bag of sugar from Bell for afternoon tea cakes?" said Bilbo. "Sure, when do you want me home?" said Frodo. "Well let me see, at least by lunch, ok?" said Bilbo. "Ok." Said Frodo.
Frodo finished his breakfast and then started down the hill to the Gamgee's, Frodo came to the door and knocked twice before little Sam opened the door. The seven year old's green eyes widened in delight when he saw that it was Frodo at the door.
"Oh Mr. Frodo you finally came back," said Sam jumping up and down.
"Sam, who is at the door?" asked Bell from inside the house. "Its Mr. Frodo mama!" said Sam yelling back into the house. "Oh well show him in then, don't make him just stand out there," said Bell.
"Please come in Mr. Frodo and make yourself at home," said Sam stepping aside so Frodo could come in. "Thank you Sam, oh would you rather I call you Sam or Samwise?" asked Frodo hoping he had said the right one. "Oh I much rather just Sam, thank you for asking, everybody else calls me just what they like. I really like you Mr. Frodo," said Sam.
"I really like you too Sam, but I wish you would stop calling me Mr. Frodo," said Frodo as Sam led him to the kitchen were Bell was sanding. "Oh I wish I could, but my father will not hear of it, why if he heard me calling you just plain Frodo he would have my hide," said Sam hoping he hadn't hurt Frodo's feelings. "Oh well maybe if I talked to him and asked if you could just call me Frodo." Said Frodo. "I really don't think that would work Mr. Frodo," said Sam. "Well do you want me to try?" asked Frodo.
"You better not Mr. Frodo, I've tried before. I've asked about people your age, it doesn't work," said Bell as she started to bake some fresh bread for second breakfast. "Oh well," said Frodo sounding disappointed but dropping the subject.
"I'm sorry that Hamson and Halfred are not here, they are up at Sandyman's mill helping him get it started again," said Bell.
"Oh I know, I saw Mr. Gamgee on the way from Bag End and he told me, I thought I'd come down and keep Sam company for the morning, if that's ok?" said Frodo hoping she wouldn't mind. "Oh that would be wonderful, Sam get's very bored when his brothers are gone and he can only play with his sisters," said Bell smiling.
"Great, tell you what Sam, I have some fishing poles back at Bag End, if it's ok with your Mama we can go get them and go fishing," said Frodo hoping Sam liked fishing as much as he did. "Oh I love fishing can I mama please," Sam bagged. "I don't see why not, here I'll pack you a second breakfast and then you both can come back here for elevensies, ok?" said Bell looking at the older hobbit.
"Alright, thank you, I'll have to ask my Uncle first though, if that's alright," said Frodo. "Oh that will be fine Mr. Frodo, you can ask while your up at Bag End and then you can go ahead and go fishing, just tell Ham before you go so he can tell me alright,'" said Bell.
"Alright, oh by the way could I get a small bag of sugar from you, my Uncle needs it to make afternoon tea cakes," said Frodo glad that he had mot forgotten it. "Oh of coarse you can, just one moment," said Bell
She walked back to the small pantry in the back of the kitchen and got a bag of sugar and brought it back to Frodo. "Here you go Mr. Frodo, now you both have fun, ok?" said Bell handing the bag to Frodo.
"Thank you Mrs. Gamgee, come on Sam let's go get those poles," said Frodo taking the small hand into his own. "Ok Mr. Frodo." Said Sam as he took Frodo's hand they walked out the door.
It did not take them long to climb the small hill to get to Bag End. Before Sam knew it they were at the front gate of Bag End, he hesitated for a minute, for he had never been IN Bag End before, he had just been in the garden, and to be honest with himself he felt a little nervous.
"It's alright Sam, come on in," said Frodo holding the door open for his little friend. "Are you sure it is alright with your Uncle, Mr. Frodo?" asked Sam with a some what worried look on his face. "It's alright Sam, come on," said Frodo as he gave Sam a little shove. "Alright," said Sam as he walked through the round green door.
"Uncle Bilbo! Are you here!" Frodo yelled, not to loudly, just loud enough for his voice to be heard thru out the house. "I'm in the kitchen Frodo!" Bilbo yelled back. "Oh there you are, I hope you don't mind I brought Sam up with me, I thought we would get my poles and go fishing," said Frodo hoping that his uncle wouldn't mind if he was gone for a while. "That sounds wonderful Frodo, well hello there Samwise, how are you this fine morning?" asked Bilbo looking kindly at the small boy. "I am quit well thank you Mr. Bilbo," said Sam starting to relax a little bit.
"Here is your sugar uncle, if it's ok with you we would like to go fishing now, I was also invited to stay at the Gamgee's for elevensies, is that all right?" asked Frodo looking at his Uncle. "That would be fine Frodo, but be back in time for luncheon alright?" said Bilbo looking at Frodo with a smile on his face. "Alright, come on Sam let's get those poles," said Frodo heading for his room with Sam close at his heals.
Five minutes later
Frodo and Sam were basically to the Brandywine, they had met Sam's father on their way out and told him that Frodo was planning on eating with them.
As they passed Sandyman's mill they saw Sam's brothers working on the mill wheel. They saw them, got down and come over to them.
"Hell Mr. Frodo, Sam, where are you two off to?" asked Hamson, Sam's oldest brother. "Hello Hamson, Halfred how are you today?" asked Frodo smiling at them. "We are fine, thank you Mr. Frodo," said Hamson. "Mr. Frodo is taking me fishing," said Sam.
"Oh you know Mr. Frodo if you want to wait a few minutes Hamson and I will show you a great climbing rock, and you could take Sam fishing tomorrow," said Halfred.
Frodo paused, he loved climbing and he would like to hang around with Hamson and Halfred, he looked at Sam, he was starting to play with the buttons on his jacket, he looked disappointed already, Frodo knew he had to choose.
"No thank you, maybe some other day, but today I told Sam I would take him fishing, I'll see you later," said Frodo taking Sam's hand again. " Alright maybe later," said Halfred as Frodo and Sam started to walk off. "Yes we will have to do that some time." Frodo said over his shoulder as they walked.
Frodo felt a tug at his arm and knelt down and blue eyes met green ones.
"Thank you for choosing me Mr. Frodo," said Sam smiling. "You're welcome Sam." Said Frodo.
Later that day as they sat there fishing, Frodo thought over what had happened that day and was glad-glad that he had chosen Sam.
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Sorry about the spacing before, my computer did something weird and rearranged my words into one paragraph, so I hope this is better.
FRODO CHOSES SAM
"Good morning Frodo," said Bilbo as he put a plate in front of Frodo. "Good morning Uncle Bilbo," said Frodo.
"Did you finally get all your things put away in your room?" Asked Bilbo as he sat down. "Yes, it took a few days but I finally got everything put away. Uncle Bilbo?" said Frodo as he took a bite of egg. "Yes Frodo," said Bilbo. "How old are Hamson, Halfred, and Sam's sisters?" asked Frodo. "Well let me see, Daisy is 5, Goldie is 3, and May is 1. Why?" said Bilbo.
"Oh no reason, I was just wondering. Can I go down to the Gamgee's today Uncle Bilbo?" asked Frodo. "Yes of course you can, while you are down there could you see if you could get a small bag of sugar from Bell for afternoon tea cakes?" said Bilbo. "Sure, when do you want me home?" said Frodo. "Well let me see, at least by lunch, ok?" said Bilbo. "Ok." Said Frodo.
Frodo finished his breakfast and then started down the hill to the Gamgee's, Frodo came to the door and knocked twice before little Sam opened the door. The seven year old's green eyes widened in delight when he saw that it was Frodo at the door.
"Oh Mr. Frodo you finally came back," said Sam jumping up and down.
"Sam, who is at the door?" asked Bell from inside the house. "Its Mr. Frodo mama!" said Sam yelling back into the house. "Oh well show him in then, don't make him just stand out there," said Bell.
"Please come in Mr. Frodo and make yourself at home," said Sam stepping aside so Frodo could come in. "Thank you Sam, oh would you rather I call you Sam or Samwise?" asked Frodo hoping he had said the right one. "Oh I much rather just Sam, thank you for asking, everybody else calls me just what they like. I really like you Mr. Frodo," said Sam.
"I really like you too Sam, but I wish you would stop calling me Mr. Frodo," said Frodo as Sam led him to the kitchen were Bell was sanding. "Oh I wish I could, but my father will not hear of it, why if he heard me calling you just plain Frodo he would have my hide," said Sam hoping he hadn't hurt Frodo's feelings. "Oh well maybe if I talked to him and asked if you could just call me Frodo." Said Frodo. "I really don't think that would work Mr. Frodo," said Sam. "Well do you want me to try?" asked Frodo.
"You better not Mr. Frodo, I've tried before. I've asked about people your age, it doesn't work," said Bell as she started to bake some fresh bread for second breakfast. "Oh well," said Frodo sounding disappointed but dropping the subject.
"I'm sorry that Hamson and Halfred are not here, they are up at Sandyman's mill helping him get it started again," said Bell.
"Oh I know, I saw Mr. Gamgee on the way from Bag End and he told me, I thought I'd come down and keep Sam company for the morning, if that's ok?" said Frodo hoping she wouldn't mind. "Oh that would be wonderful, Sam get's very bored when his brothers are gone and he can only play with his sisters," said Bell smiling.
"Great, tell you what Sam, I have some fishing poles back at Bag End, if it's ok with your Mama we can go get them and go fishing," said Frodo hoping Sam liked fishing as much as he did. "Oh I love fishing can I mama please," Sam bagged. "I don't see why not, here I'll pack you a second breakfast and then you both can come back here for elevensies, ok?" said Bell looking at the older hobbit.
"Alright, thank you, I'll have to ask my Uncle first though, if that's alright," said Frodo. "Oh that will be fine Mr. Frodo, you can ask while your up at Bag End and then you can go ahead and go fishing, just tell Ham before you go so he can tell me alright,'" said Bell.
"Alright, oh by the way could I get a small bag of sugar from you, my Uncle needs it to make afternoon tea cakes," said Frodo glad that he had mot forgotten it. "Oh of coarse you can, just one moment," said Bell
She walked back to the small pantry in the back of the kitchen and got a bag of sugar and brought it back to Frodo. "Here you go Mr. Frodo, now you both have fun, ok?" said Bell handing the bag to Frodo.
"Thank you Mrs. Gamgee, come on Sam let's go get those poles," said Frodo taking the small hand into his own. "Ok Mr. Frodo." Said Sam as he took Frodo's hand they walked out the door.
It did not take them long to climb the small hill to get to Bag End. Before Sam knew it they were at the front gate of Bag End, he hesitated for a minute, for he had never been IN Bag End before, he had just been in the garden, and to be honest with himself he felt a little nervous.
"It's alright Sam, come on in," said Frodo holding the door open for his little friend. "Are you sure it is alright with your Uncle, Mr. Frodo?" asked Sam with a some what worried look on his face. "It's alright Sam, come on," said Frodo as he gave Sam a little shove. "Alright," said Sam as he walked through the round green door.
"Uncle Bilbo! Are you here!" Frodo yelled, not to loudly, just loud enough for his voice to be heard thru out the house. "I'm in the kitchen Frodo!" Bilbo yelled back. "Oh there you are, I hope you don't mind I brought Sam up with me, I thought we would get my poles and go fishing," said Frodo hoping that his uncle wouldn't mind if he was gone for a while. "That sounds wonderful Frodo, well hello there Samwise, how are you this fine morning?" asked Bilbo looking kindly at the small boy. "I am quit well thank you Mr. Bilbo," said Sam starting to relax a little bit.
"Here is your sugar uncle, if it's ok with you we would like to go fishing now, I was also invited to stay at the Gamgee's for elevensies, is that all right?" asked Frodo looking at his Uncle. "That would be fine Frodo, but be back in time for luncheon alright?" said Bilbo looking at Frodo with a smile on his face. "Alright, come on Sam let's get those poles," said Frodo heading for his room with Sam close at his heals.
Five minutes later
Frodo and Sam were basically to the Brandywine, they had met Sam's father on their way out and told him that Frodo was planning on eating with them.
As they passed Sandyman's mill they saw Sam's brothers working on the mill wheel. They saw them, got down and come over to them.
"Hell Mr. Frodo, Sam, where are you two off to?" asked Hamson, Sam's oldest brother. "Hello Hamson, Halfred how are you today?" asked Frodo smiling at them. "We are fine, thank you Mr. Frodo," said Hamson. "Mr. Frodo is taking me fishing," said Sam.
"Oh you know Mr. Frodo if you want to wait a few minutes Hamson and I will show you a great climbing rock, and you could take Sam fishing tomorrow," said Halfred.
Frodo paused, he loved climbing and he would like to hang around with Hamson and Halfred, he looked at Sam, he was starting to play with the buttons on his jacket, he looked disappointed already, Frodo knew he had to choose.
"No thank you, maybe some other day, but today I told Sam I would take him fishing, I'll see you later," said Frodo taking Sam's hand again. " Alright maybe later," said Halfred as Frodo and Sam started to walk off. "Yes we will have to do that some time." Frodo said over his shoulder as they walked.
Frodo felt a tug at his arm and knelt down and blue eyes met green ones.
"Thank you for choosing me Mr. Frodo," said Sam smiling. "You're welcome Sam." Said Frodo.
Later that day as they sat there fishing, Frodo thought over what had happened that day and was glad-glad that he had chosen Sam.
TBC
Sorry about the spacing before, my computer did something weird and rearranged my words into one paragraph, so I hope this is better.
