The Bee Reads LOTR Episode 5: A Short Cut To Mushrooms

<p dir="ltr">Frodo, Sam, and Pippin continue trekking through the Shire in this week&rsquo;s The Babylon Bee Reads The Lord Of The Rings with Kyle and Dan joined by Jonathan Watson from <a href="https://www.theonering.com/">The One Ring</a>, an online <a href="https://www.theonering.com/fellowship">fellowship</a> as well as a place for cool Middle-Earth maps and articles. We discover Farmer Maggot, some black riders, and the shortcut to mushrooms.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Note: We had to salvage the audio on this episode after running into several issues, but we hope you still enjoy the discussion.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Chapter summary: </strong>Frodo, Sam, and Pippin make for Bucklebury after spending the night at a wooden hall where they were hosted by the elves led by Gildor Inglorion. Frodo worries about taking his friends into danger or exile. Sam states his loyalty to Frodo no matter what. Frodo and Pippin banter. They decide to stay just off the road so they won&rsquo;t be spotted on the road by Black Riders and cut straight across the country to Bucklebury Ferry bypassing Stock, crossing the Stock-brook and missing the Golden Perch&rsquo;s fine beer. Sam spots a rider behind them at the top of the green bank from where they climbed down right when they start debating going back because of difficult terrain. They hear the Nazgul cries and cut across open ground until they come to more orderly lands and ultimately Farmer Maggot&rsquo;s lands. Frodo is distressed because he was a mushroom thief and terrified of the farmer&rsquo;s dogs. The farmer was just getting his dogs out due to a black rider being suspicious on his lands. He brings them in and feeds them and gives them good ale on tap and gets them to Bucklebury Ferry.</p> <p dir="ltr"><br /> <strong>The banter between Frodo and Pippin.</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Pippin didn&rsquo;t want to leave Frodo any breakfast but Sam insisted.</p> <p dir="ltr">&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to answer a sting of questions while I am eating. I want to th