Something Silly, Something SeriousSomething Silly (hopefully you are a fan of Lord of the Rings: Meanwhile Sam crawls over to Frodo and picks him up turning him over. He looks up at the mountain and begins to cry. He holds Frodo cradled in his arms and looks down at him.
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| SAM: | Do you remember the Shire Mr Frodo? It will be Spring soon and the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thickets. (He is crying.) And they will be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields, (Frodo opens his eyes and looks at him.) and eating the first of the strawberries and cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?
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Frodo looks at him.
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| FRODO: | No Sam. I can’t recall the taste of food, nor the sound of water or the touch of grass. I’m naked in the dark. There’s… there’s nothing, no veil between me and the wheel of fire. (He begins to panic.) I can see him with my waking eyes!
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| SAM: | Then let us be rid of it once and for all! Come on Mr Frodo, I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you! Come on! (he shouts.)
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Sam picks Frodo up and puts him across his shoulder he staggers forward, gets his balance and begins to move up the mountain step by step.
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Almost there boys! Step by step.
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I am optimistic. Bring on the strawberries.