... run as fast as they can into the forest, finally stopping for a drink of water. They come upon a sort of rock wall and climb up natural stairs, where they meet an ent, or Treebeard, as he calls himself. Treebeard is the oldest living creature in Middle-earth, a fourteen-foot guardian of Fangorn forest. He takes the Hobbits to an ent house and gives them drink and shelter. He ... knows Gandalf and asks the Hobbits for news of the outside world. When ... why he does so. They come to a crossroads and Frodo sees the stone figure of one of the kings. The head has been replaced with a round ...

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• Grade Level: High School