

The four Hobbits were saved by a Ranger from the North, called Strider. Nazgul attacked the inn they were resting in, at night. They immediately knew his whereabouts and set course to attack the halflings and retrieve the ring. Meanwhile, in the Prancing Pony, Frodo put on the One Ring and was seen by the Black Riders. He got engaged with the Barrow-Wights and it led him to the dagger. Pippin found the Westernesse Dagger during this time. Tom Bombadil came into the scene at this point, to rescue the group and give them shelter in his house. In the later scenes of the novel, they were ambushed by Old Man Willow while venturing through the Old Forest. Meriadoc Brandybuck joined Frodo later on after they had reached Buckland. At the beginning of the adventure, we see a small company of Elves warding off a Black Rider to save Frodo Baggins, Peregrin Took, and Samwise Gamgee, while they were traveling to Buckland.

We see this when the film’s Pippin tricks Treebeard into taking them south because “the closer we are to danger, the further we are from harm.” In the face of the Ents’ over-planning and discussion, though, he is right. Gandalf says he is “a fool, but honest one” and it shows. As much as Pippin’s actions brew trouble, he has nothing but good intentions.

I bring this up because curiosity and impulsivity can be as much a blessing as it is a curse. Between setting off fireworks indoors and stealing from Farmer Maggot’s crop, to throwing rocks around the Mines of Moria and meddling in the affairs of wizards, Peregrin Took “always has to look.” The Peregrin “Pippen” Took we see in both the films and books is the poster child for curiosity and impulsivity. Click here to skip to the recipe for Peregrine Took’s Carrot Seed-Cakes! Peregrin Took, An Honest Fool.
