That was the big mistake Bilbo made. There was no one to put him in it and close it up for him.
Bilbo pulled Thorin out of the barrels first, totally by chance.
because he tells smaug he is Barrel-rider
Bilbo was very careful to plug up all the holes in the barrels.
Rather secretive and certainly not very glamorous. They left hidden in barrels that were being recycled. Bilbo ended up trying to ride a barrel and not get too wet.
It was a plan about barrels, and everyone knows that Hobbits and barrels don't mix.
Bilbo, like most hobbits, did not know how to swim. To jump into the water and hold on to a barrel was difficult.
The Mountain
Bilbo pulled Thorin out of the barrels first, totally by chance.
because he tells smaug he is Barrel-rider
Bilbo was very careful to plug up all the holes in the barrels.
Bilbo saw more and more trees in all directions, as well as the sky.
It was a plan about barrels, and everyone knows that Hobbits and barrels don't mix.
Rather secretive and certainly not very glamorous. They left hidden in barrels that were being recycled. Bilbo ended up trying to ride a barrel and not get too wet.
* Smaug didn't like them thumping their barrels. * Bilbo in being clever about who he was claimed to be 'barrel rider' in reference to his journey down the river in a barrel. Smaug took this to mean he was one of the Lake-men and vowed revenge for Bilbo's intrusion into his lair.
Bilbo said, talking to himself, "what have i got in my pocket?" (it was the Ring). Gollum thought it was a riddle and Bilbo decided to make it one. he gave Gollum three chances to guess and gollum lost after four. then gollum went "to get something" (it was the ring), and Bilbo thought he was abandoned and left with the ring on. Gollum thought Bilbo knew the way out and he wanted to follow him, realizing Bilbo had the ring. Bilbo saw Gollum racing towards the gate and followed him to safety.
Bilbo's mother was named Belladonna Took.
September 22nd - Frodo and Bilbo's birthday!