In praise of Sam's Pans

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[img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Yeah! Beautiful, Lostgaeriel! I'm inspired! The Land of Larder! Aieee! How fearsome! The wise, merry pastry-chefs! The nine doomed to fry! The Bleu Chef and his hot crock!
'He's been stabbed ... with a nonstick spatula!'

Lavine, Frodo, thanks. HerenIstarion-- don't mention rabbits-- I had a pet rabbit! I had to read that section with my eyes closed.

Sleeping Beauty -- Food network? Iron Chef?? -- that's just another name for THE ENEMY! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Welcome to the Downs. I have one disagreement with your post:

It's rather sad for Frodo because Sam stayed dutiful and got his reward when Frodo who didn't in the end didn't stay faithful.

According to Tolkien, Frodo stayed as faithful as it was possible for anyone who was not Eru himself to be. No mortal could have done as well, not even Sam. It just wasn't possible to resist the ring at the Crack of Doom itself. All a mortal could do, be it Man, Dwarf, Elf, Hobbit, or (Incarnate) Wizard, was get the Ring there while remaining faithful in a way that enabled grace and mercy. So, both Frodo and Sam made some mistakes but remained as faithful as possible.