The plodding of travel had long since begun to pale. Behind him Strider could hear the quiet chirping of two of the four hobbits, no doubt Merry and Pippin. Whatever they were discussing with whispered admonitions was not reaching his sharp ears but apparently Boromir could hear and made a grumbling belch of a laugh. Sam's voice rose then, admonishing the twain as to proper behaviour which set the younger hobbits laughing.
"But Sam," squeaked Pippin, "You have to admit, it is FUNny!" and Pippin's laugh rose to a near squeal in amusement.
"Now that's not true, Pippin. Even th' Gaffer wouldna find that all so amusing in.. um... mixed company."
"Well we're hardly a mixed company Sam," offered Merry.
"Well, if one takes into account both Men and Elf, Gandalf and of course Gimli, then yes, we are mixed."
"Mixed up pretty well if you ask me," grumbled Gimli with a twinkle in his eye.
"Oh puh-lease!"
"What started all this anyway," Frodo asked his cousins.
"It's Pip, he's always hungry," Merry offered.
"Well that's a given," muttered Boromir.
"An' he was sharing what he thought would be a wonderful supper for tonight if we had 'em."
"And what might that be?" Gimli grumbled.
"Why, beans!" piped Pippin.
"Beans?" Asked Sam, Frodo and Legolas together.
"Yes!" and Pippin began to do a quick-step his feet tapping the ground as they walked the path and his voice rising in rather excited tones. "Beans, beans, they're good for the heart - The more you eat, the more you fart!" Pip shouted that last word and Merry cringed looking ahead to Strider who had suddenly stopped and turned around. "The more you fart," continued Pippin, "the better you feel; so let's have beans for every meal!" Followed up by Pippin making a very rude sound with his arms and his mouth.
Merry and Pip laughed loudly, Frodo and Sam looked scandalized, but only a little for Frodo's eyes were dancing, and Gimli and Boromir roared with laughter. Legolas stared at the other as if they were suddenly become mad and Strider looked at this with such shock!
*No! They didn't just sing that ... that song out loud about.....!!!!!*
And in the distance, beyond all the hubbub Gandalf paused to light his pipe and little smile curling his lips beneath his beard.
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Date: 2016-09-19 06:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-09-19 08:17 pm (UTC)"But Sam," squeaked Pippin, "You have to admit, it is FUNny!" and Pippin's laugh rose to a near squeal in amusement.
"Now that's not true, Pippin. Even th' Gaffer wouldna find that all so amusing in.. um... mixed company."
"Well we're hardly a mixed company Sam," offered Merry.
"Well, if one takes into account both Men and Elf, Gandalf and of course Gimli, then yes, we are mixed."
"Mixed up pretty well if you ask me," grumbled Gimli with a twinkle in his eye.
"Oh puh-lease!"
"What started all this anyway," Frodo asked his cousins.
"It's Pip, he's always hungry," Merry offered.
"Well that's a given," muttered Boromir.
"An' he was sharing what he thought would be a wonderful supper for tonight if we had 'em."
"And what might that be?" Gimli grumbled.
"Why, beans!" piped Pippin.
"Beans?" Asked Sam, Frodo and Legolas together.
"Yes!" and Pippin began to do a quick-step his feet tapping the ground as they walked the path and his voice rising in rather excited tones. "Beans, beans, they're good for the heart -
The more you eat, the more you fart!" Pip shouted that last word and Merry cringed looking ahead to Strider who had suddenly stopped and turned around. "The more you fart," continued Pippin, "the better you feel; so let's have beans for every meal!" Followed up by Pippin making a very rude sound with his arms and his mouth.
Merry and Pip laughed loudly, Frodo and Sam looked scandalized, but only a little for Frodo's eyes were dancing, and Gimli and Boromir roared with laughter. Legolas stared at the other as if they were suddenly become mad and Strider looked at this with such shock!
*No! They didn't just sing that ... that song out loud about.....!!!!!*
And in the distance, beyond all the hubbub Gandalf paused to light his pipe and little smile curling his lips beneath his beard.