THE FRIENDSHIP OF
FRODO AND SAM
CHAPTER THREE
FRODO'S SECRET
Frodo put his pole on the side of the river with the line still in the water. He got up and went to Sam to show him how to skip rocks, he picked a few flat and smooth stone's on the way.
"Look Sam, let me show you how to skip stones." Said Frodo handing Sam a stone. "Oh yes Mr. Frodo please do," said Sam as he took the stone from Frodo "Ok, you hold it like this, and toss it with your wrist like that, ok? Try it," said Frodo. "Ok Mr. Frodo, I'll try it," said Sam.
He tossed the stone like Frodo had showed him, it skipped across the water three times. "Wow, good toss Sam," said Frodo remembering that he only got two skips on his first try. "Thank you Mr. Frodo," said Sam smiling.
Sam tossed two more rocks, and each time he got one more skip then before, which surprised Frodo, for a beginner Sam was pretty good. Sam was about to skip anther rock when he saw Frodo 's pole jerk.
"Mr. Frodo," Sam yelled "Your pole –it jerked, I think you might have a fish."
Frodo looked at his pole, indeed it was jerking. "Oh thank you Sam," said Frodo as he made a grab for his pole.
What Frodo didn't know was that the fish on his line was big, and when he tried to pull the fish out, the fish pulled him in! Mow when it came to the Brandywine River, it always was above Frodo's head.
Frodo let out a cry of alarm when he felt himself being pulled in, he pulled himself back trying not to get pulled in all the way. To Sam's horror Frodo did get pulled in all the way, in and under the water in a blink of an eye.
Without thinking Sam ran into the water. Like most hobbit's Sam couldn't swim and felt himself starting to go under the water as he got deeper.
"Mr. Frod---" Sam yelled but was cut off by water entering his lungs.
Frodo had let go of the fish when he had be drug half way down to the bottom of the Brandywine which was much deeper then he thought.
What Sam and most other people in Hobbiton didn't know was that Frodo knew how to swim, he had learned from his cousins in Buckland when he lived in Brandyhall before Bilbo adopted him.
After what seemed like forever to him Frodo came to the surface and looked around. There was no sign of Sam.
Sam! Sam where are you!" yelled Frodo. He was still in the water but treading it quite nicely. "Sam!" he yelled again. Still no answer, but then a faint cry reached his ears.
"Help, help," came the voice. Frodo turned and there was Sam struggling to stay afloat. "Sam!" Frodo yelled and swam as fast as his legs would go to Sam had just gone under.
Frodo took a breath and dove down, he found Sam a quarter of the way down grabbed him by the arms and pulled him to the surface coughing and sputtering.
"Sam are you alright?" asked Frodo, with concern as he helped Sam to shore. "Yes I'm alright," said Sam looking up at Frodo. "What in Middle Earth do you think you were doing?" asked Frodo.
"I was trying to save you Mr. Frodo, but instead you saved me," said Sam as he tried but failed to completely dry himself off.
"Oh Sam,--dear Sam, I haven't told anyone in Hobbiton, but I can swim, my cousins taught me how when I lived in Brandyhall in Buckland," said Frodo as he helped Sam stand up. "They do?" asked Sam. "Yes Sam, But that's not to leave this riverside Samwise, alright," said Frodo hoping that he would drop the subject there.
"You mean I can't tell anyone Mr. Frodo?" asked Sam with a confused look on his face.
"No Sam, you see if my Uncle found out, I'm afraid he would not want me anymore, you know how people in Hobbiton are about me living here already. If they found out I could swim.—Let's just say that something far worse might happen to me then just my Uncle sending me back to Brandyhall," said Frodo with complete horror on his face.
"Like what Mr. Frodo?" asked Sam, he was still confused he had mever heard of something being wrong with a hobbit that learned to swim.
"I know what you're thinking Sam, and no there is no law against learning how to swim. It's my family. My distant cousins said that the next Baggins to learn how to swim would pay the price and be the example. They say only Brandybuck's can swim. Even if my uncle sends me back to brandyhall just to be safe I'll just be hurt again.—Please Sam, you have to promise me you won't tell anybody, please," Frodo pleaded looking Sam straight in the eye.
"what do you mean hurt?" asked Sam confused. "Never mind, just promise Sam, PLEASE!" said Frodo pleadingly. "Alright Mr. Frodo, I promise I won't tell anyone," said Sam looking at Frodo's horror filled blue eyes.
"Thank you Sam, thank you," said Frodo.
He still had a horrified look on his face, he knew he could trust Sam, but he also knew that one day his secret would be revealed.
FRODO AND SAM
CHAPTER THREE
FRODO'S SECRET
Frodo put his pole on the side of the river with the line still in the water. He got up and went to Sam to show him how to skip rocks, he picked a few flat and smooth stone's on the way.
"Look Sam, let me show you how to skip stones." Said Frodo handing Sam a stone. "Oh yes Mr. Frodo please do," said Sam as he took the stone from Frodo "Ok, you hold it like this, and toss it with your wrist like that, ok? Try it," said Frodo. "Ok Mr. Frodo, I'll try it," said Sam.
He tossed the stone like Frodo had showed him, it skipped across the water three times. "Wow, good toss Sam," said Frodo remembering that he only got two skips on his first try. "Thank you Mr. Frodo," said Sam smiling.
Sam tossed two more rocks, and each time he got one more skip then before, which surprised Frodo, for a beginner Sam was pretty good. Sam was about to skip anther rock when he saw Frodo 's pole jerk.
"Mr. Frodo," Sam yelled "Your pole –it jerked, I think you might have a fish."
Frodo looked at his pole, indeed it was jerking. "Oh thank you Sam," said Frodo as he made a grab for his pole.
What Frodo didn't know was that the fish on his line was big, and when he tried to pull the fish out, the fish pulled him in! Mow when it came to the Brandywine River, it always was above Frodo's head.
Frodo let out a cry of alarm when he felt himself being pulled in, he pulled himself back trying not to get pulled in all the way. To Sam's horror Frodo did get pulled in all the way, in and under the water in a blink of an eye.
Without thinking Sam ran into the water. Like most hobbit's Sam couldn't swim and felt himself starting to go under the water as he got deeper.
"Mr. Frod---" Sam yelled but was cut off by water entering his lungs.
Frodo had let go of the fish when he had be drug half way down to the bottom of the Brandywine which was much deeper then he thought.
What Sam and most other people in Hobbiton didn't know was that Frodo knew how to swim, he had learned from his cousins in Buckland when he lived in Brandyhall before Bilbo adopted him.
After what seemed like forever to him Frodo came to the surface and looked around. There was no sign of Sam.
Sam! Sam where are you!" yelled Frodo. He was still in the water but treading it quite nicely. "Sam!" he yelled again. Still no answer, but then a faint cry reached his ears.
"Help, help," came the voice. Frodo turned and there was Sam struggling to stay afloat. "Sam!" Frodo yelled and swam as fast as his legs would go to Sam had just gone under.
Frodo took a breath and dove down, he found Sam a quarter of the way down grabbed him by the arms and pulled him to the surface coughing and sputtering.
"Sam are you alright?" asked Frodo, with concern as he helped Sam to shore. "Yes I'm alright," said Sam looking up at Frodo. "What in Middle Earth do you think you were doing?" asked Frodo.
"I was trying to save you Mr. Frodo, but instead you saved me," said Sam as he tried but failed to completely dry himself off.
"Oh Sam,--dear Sam, I haven't told anyone in Hobbiton, but I can swim, my cousins taught me how when I lived in Brandyhall in Buckland," said Frodo as he helped Sam stand up. "They do?" asked Sam. "Yes Sam, But that's not to leave this riverside Samwise, alright," said Frodo hoping that he would drop the subject there.
"You mean I can't tell anyone Mr. Frodo?" asked Sam with a confused look on his face.
"No Sam, you see if my Uncle found out, I'm afraid he would not want me anymore, you know how people in Hobbiton are about me living here already. If they found out I could swim.—Let's just say that something far worse might happen to me then just my Uncle sending me back to Brandyhall," said Frodo with complete horror on his face.
"Like what Mr. Frodo?" asked Sam, he was still confused he had mever heard of something being wrong with a hobbit that learned to swim.
"I know what you're thinking Sam, and no there is no law against learning how to swim. It's my family. My distant cousins said that the next Baggins to learn how to swim would pay the price and be the example. They say only Brandybuck's can swim. Even if my uncle sends me back to brandyhall just to be safe I'll just be hurt again.—Please Sam, you have to promise me you won't tell anybody, please," Frodo pleaded looking Sam straight in the eye.
"what do you mean hurt?" asked Sam confused. "Never mind, just promise Sam, PLEASE!" said Frodo pleadingly. "Alright Mr. Frodo, I promise I won't tell anyone," said Sam looking at Frodo's horror filled blue eyes.
"Thank you Sam, thank you," said Frodo.
He still had a horrified look on his face, he knew he could trust Sam, but he also knew that one day his secret would be revealed.
