Stage
Excited hobbit children danced around the green, laughing and clapping their hands as their fathers and grandfathers rolled empty ale kegs over the lawn to stand underneath the famed party tree. The day after tomorrow they would be celebrating Mr. Baggins' one hundred eleventh birthday and there was word that Gandalf would be in attendance.
Finally there were enough kegs to support the heavy slabs of wood that would be set on top before long. At Bilbo Baggins' parties, there was always a stage, for there was always a speech. And in the hobbits' opinions, you can't have a speech without a stage.