You wouldn't think it, but Legolas loved to play practical jokes on the Hobbits, especially Merry and Pippin. Usually he did this by throwing his voice like a ventriloquist. On time he made it sound like Merry said "Hey, ugly!" to Pippin. Pippin asked what that was all about and, of course, Merry had no idea what he was talking about. Then he imitated Pippin's voice and called Merry "fur face." Merry, who was sensitive about the unnatural peach fuzz growing on his upper lip, took offense and challenged Pippin to a duel. Fortunately, Legolas stepped in and confessed his prank before anyone lost a limb. Another time he shaved the hair off Sam's feet and glued it onto his face. It was two weeks before the poor Hobbit completely got over the shock (he kept mumbling "What will me Gaffer say?" over and over, even in his sleep). Legolas constantly put whoopee cushions on Bilbo's chair during the stay at Rivendell. In fact, the reason Elrond sent him on the quest was so that he couldn't toilet-paper the last homely house anymore.
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