Tuesday, 18 July 2017

The Fellowship, Sam

Sam. Late as usual.

You try running with half the contents of the kitchen strapped to your back, never mind all the pipe weed he's smuggled through Elven customs.

I though Sam was finished but have just noticed his non-hairy feet.

Again, the stained oak skin is less pronounced in the real thing.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ah, well, of course ! Sam suffered from Alopecia et pedes, a rare condition among hobbits. It is thought to have a genetic component. In other words, hairless feet run in hobbit families.
Sam overcame the problem by wearing custom-made rabbit fur foot toupees. In this case, in his hurry to join the fray he probably forgot to put them on. The Gamgee family motto was 'Sed Pedibus Nostris Calvi Hirsutis' Translation on request. John