Unfortunately, it was so lonely that all its inhabitants started crying out of pity for it.

Fortunately, THE DRAGON CAME and made things less lonely.

Unfortunately the dragon was just flying by over head and everyone was lonely again.

Fortunately, Gandalf came along with the promise of adventure, company, gold, and possible death.

Unfortunately, Gandalf wasn't really Gandalf, but an escaped mental patient who kept blabbering on about somebody giving back his cookies.

Fortunately, Gollum returned his cookies in exchange for the precioussss.

Unfortunately, the real Gandalf came, ate the cookies, and used the precious as a key ring.

Fortunately, Gandalf has a cloak on.

Unfortunately, a badger stole it.

Fortunately, to save Gandalf from nudity, Gollum let him borrow his loincloth. :p

Unfortunately, while handing over the cloth, Gollum got a glimpse of the horrifying image of an uncloaked Gandalf, which made him cough up old fish bones.

Fortunately, Sam was grateful for the bones, and made a nice fish stew for everyone.:)

Unfortunately, the ghosts of the dead fish started haunting the Fellowship.

Fortunately, the Fellowship split up, and the ghosts of the fish could not decide which way to go, so they remained near Parth Galen.

Unfortunately, Frodo and Sam fell off a 1000-foot cliff.

Fortunately, the 1000-foot were those of a millipede. So it was just a short fall.

unfortunately, they landed on a pile of rocks and thorns :(

Fortunately, they had mail and elven cloaks on.

Unfortunately, the cloaks were on fire.

Fortunately, it was raining.

Unfortunately, it was highly acidic rain.

Fortunately when they piled up the rocks it made a good shelter

Unfortunately, the shelter had large gaping holes in it and Legolas was sacrificed to the rain-gods for protection.

Fortunarely, he didn't die when they sacrificed him; he was only injured, and Aragorn was able to heal him.

Unfortunately the failed sacrifice angered those blood-thirsty rain gods.

Fortunately, it pleased the sun gods well enough.

Unfortunately, the sun gods were on fire.

Fortunately, as the sun gods consist of pure fire, they didn't mind it very much.

Unfortunately, the rain gods were SO angry about the failed sacrifice that they came down to claim Legolas's soul after caging the sun gods :(

Fortunately, neither type of gods is canonical, so they couldn't really do anything, and Legolas' soul remained with him.

Unfortunately, an Ent stepped on him.

Fortunately, the ground was soggy from the rain, and he sank into a mud puddle, thus avoiding being squished

Unfortunately, Legolas did not have the ability to breathe in mud

Fortunately, Legolas had in his posession an aqualung tube.

Unfortunatly there was a knot in the tubing

Fortunately, Gimli dug him out of the mud.

Unfortunately, Legolas' braids were now full of mud that would probably never come out

Fortunately, he had magic elf shampoo that washed the mud right out and left his hair smooth and silky.

Come on guys, this was fun! Let's keep it rolling!

Your wish is my command!
 

Unfortunately, that shampoo could not clean the mud out of his ruined clothing.