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Sep. 29th, 2005 11:24 pmdreamflowerHere's a little birthday fic for you:
(There's no title. This is on one of Pippin's annual spring visits to Bag End.)
“Pippin-lad! What are you doing?” Bilbo asked.
Pippin jumped, and tried to hide the strange assortment of mathoms behind him on his bed.
“Nothing, Bilbo!” he squeaked.
Bilbo’s lips twitched. He suddenly realized the lad’s birthday was in only a couple of weeks. “This wouldn’t have anything to do with your birthday would it?”
Pippin blushed bright red. “I want to pick Merry’s and Frodo’s gifts myself this year. I’m not a faunt anymore. But Father won’t give me any money unless someone goes with me to spend it.”
“So you thought you’d find a mathom instead?”
“Did I do wrong, Cousin Bilbo? I mean, at home or the Great Smials no one cares what I take out of the mathom room. I guess I should have asked.”
Bilbo smiled. “That would have been polite, and I trust you’ll remember it in future, but no I do not mind. That is, after all what a mathom room is for.” Bilbo did not mention that his own such rooms were crammed with junk, as he usually gave out new presents, unlike most hobbits.
“So have you decided what to give them, then?”
Pippin nodded. He smiled shyly, and pointed to two items rather isolated on the bed. One was a garish and gaudily decorated pottery jar in the shape of a fish. It was mostly yellow, and had a lid which was slightly chipped. Bilbo could not remember exactly which elderly female relative had stuck him with that, though he vaguely thought she was a Boffin. It was meant to be a biscuit jar.
“So, lad, who is that for?”
“That’s for Merry. The fish is for the River, and I like that it’s all yellow and sunny, like Merry. And,” he lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper, “in case you didn’t know, yellow is his favorite color. I thought he could keep his handkerchiefs in it or something.”
“Ah,” The old hobbit smiled. “So, the other is meant for Frodo, then?” He tried to keep his voice level, as he looked at the--whatever it was. It was some sort of rather loosely woven fabric--thing. It was several shades of blue, and had some rather uneven tassels. It looked to him like some young lass’s first attempt at needlework. He had no idea of where it had come from.
“Well, not exactly. I thought if I cut off this piece here, with the tassel on both ends, that it would make a splendid bookmark.”
Bilbo was impressed. “So it would! Well, you just carry on my lad. I’m sure your cousins will appreciate their gifts very much. I will see you at teatime.” He went out and shut the door behind him.
Pippin breathed a sigh of relief. Bilbo had not noticed his own gift there. Pippin was not sure if it was proper to give someone a gift from their own mathom room, but after all, after he was through painting it, and adding some decoration to it, Bilbo would not even recognize his new flower pot as a former chamber pot.
(There's no title. This is on one of Pippin's annual spring visits to Bag End.)
“Pippin-lad! What are you doing?” Bilbo asked.
Pippin jumped, and tried to hide the strange assortment of mathoms behind him on his bed.
“Nothing, Bilbo!” he squeaked.
Bilbo’s lips twitched. He suddenly realized the lad’s birthday was in only a couple of weeks. “This wouldn’t have anything to do with your birthday would it?”
Pippin blushed bright red. “I want to pick Merry’s and Frodo’s gifts myself this year. I’m not a faunt anymore. But Father won’t give me any money unless someone goes with me to spend it.”
“So you thought you’d find a mathom instead?”
“Did I do wrong, Cousin Bilbo? I mean, at home or the Great Smials no one cares what I take out of the mathom room. I guess I should have asked.”
Bilbo smiled. “That would have been polite, and I trust you’ll remember it in future, but no I do not mind. That is, after all what a mathom room is for.” Bilbo did not mention that his own such rooms were crammed with junk, as he usually gave out new presents, unlike most hobbits.
“So have you decided what to give them, then?”
Pippin nodded. He smiled shyly, and pointed to two items rather isolated on the bed. One was a garish and gaudily decorated pottery jar in the shape of a fish. It was mostly yellow, and had a lid which was slightly chipped. Bilbo could not remember exactly which elderly female relative had stuck him with that, though he vaguely thought she was a Boffin. It was meant to be a biscuit jar.
“So, lad, who is that for?”
“That’s for Merry. The fish is for the River, and I like that it’s all yellow and sunny, like Merry. And,” he lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper, “in case you didn’t know, yellow is his favorite color. I thought he could keep his handkerchiefs in it or something.”
“Ah,” The old hobbit smiled. “So, the other is meant for Frodo, then?” He tried to keep his voice level, as he looked at the--whatever it was. It was some sort of rather loosely woven fabric--thing. It was several shades of blue, and had some rather uneven tassels. It looked to him like some young lass’s first attempt at needlework. He had no idea of where it had come from.
“Well, not exactly. I thought if I cut off this piece here, with the tassel on both ends, that it would make a splendid bookmark.”
Bilbo was impressed. “So it would! Well, you just carry on my lad. I’m sure your cousins will appreciate their gifts very much. I will see you at teatime.” He went out and shut the door behind him.
Pippin breathed a sigh of relief. Bilbo had not noticed his own gift there. Pippin was not sure if it was proper to give someone a gift from their own mathom room, but after all, after he was through painting it, and adding some decoration to it, Bilbo would not even recognize his new flower pot as a former chamber pot.
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Date: 2005-09-30 05:56 am (UTC)Very nice and warming.
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Date: 2005-09-30 01:12 pm (UTC)*giggle* I'm sure he won't!
This is very cute :)
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Date: 2005-09-30 01:45 pm (UTC)I think Bilbo would pretty much always encourage the little Took--I think he must have had a real soft spot for the lad...
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Date: 2005-10-01 12:36 am (UTC)I can't get over this! You're so sweet! Okay...I'm reading now...but, oh my gosh!! I'll shut up now and read...
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Date: 2005-10-01 12:52 am (UTC)I absolutely LOVED it!! Pippin is soooo cute and is very thoughtful! I see Merry still likes yellow...and Frodo is sure to find the blue bookmark useful--it will go with his eyes. ;-) LOL...and the chamber pot--very unique of our wee Pippin. Such a clever laddie!
*smiles* Thank you, Dreamflower--you are a wonderful, dear friend. I have to say...this is the best birthday present. :-) (((Dreamflower)))
Pippinfan
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Date: 2005-10-01 01:35 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2005-10-01 01:57 am (UTC)Yes, even at that age he's very thoughtful. I can just see the chamber pot in my mind's eye, all painted with childlike scenes of stick people and lollipop trees and a smiley face sun, and with all sorts of beads and so forth glued on with too much glue in some spots and too little in others. And of course, he'll have to ask Sam for a flower to put in it...
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Date: 2005-10-01 01:58 am (UTC)Darn. Now I have another plot bunny...shoo! shoo!