[piosenniel]

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Fippi comes home

School was now over. Fippi had to admit that he had enjoyed it very much. But the small incident with the pea hadn't been a very pleasant experience. He still got the small red mark on the back of his neck.

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When Fippi arrived his father had given him a big hug. His father had seemed very eager to know how the school had been. "How was it?" he asked his son.

Fippi didn't say much however, he wasn't in the mood, as his mother used to call it. When people aren't willing or don't feel like talking, or even answering other people's question. Fippi was a very polite small boy, but it had its limits.

As Fippi walked in to the kitchen with his parents so they could eat, Fippi saw the pea -stewing that was on the table. It made him think of the pea he had been hit by earlier the same day.


What's wrong with the peas?" Hedgar asked loudly when he saw the grimace in Fippi's face. The hard voice was cold and strange. Fippi, knew however that his father meant to be angry, he just had a quick temper at times. It was understandable.

"I didn't mean to be harsh on you boy," he started, while he looked over at his wife Rosie. Se had been quiet for a long time, and she didn't start to speak now either.

"I was only wondering about..." Hedgar fell silent. Fippi tried to avoid his father eyes, and looked down in the mountain of peas on his plate. Yes, because it was a mountain of them...the green mountain of peas, he thought.

Then without thinking he blurred out: "I don't like peas, I never have!

Hedgar looked at Fippi. "You don't like peas?"

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Rosie

Fippi remained silent, but the Rosie got up from her chair. She went over to Fippi, who had not dug his head down in his small hobbit hands. He was obviously upset by something. What was wrong with her boy? Why was he sad? Rosie thought. Had there been something that was wrong at school?

"What's wrong Fippi?" she asked him with a soft voice. But she hadn’t completed her sentence when she saw a red spot on the back of his neck. She gazed. "What is it dear?" Hedgar asked her, he had seen the queer look upon her face.

"Come and look for yourself." She said while she clapped her son on the head. "What's happened to you, boy?" Hedgar asked Fippi when he saw the red spot.

Fippi sighed. "There were some boys who threw peas on us at school. A pea hit me on the back of my neck," Fippi said trying to point where he had been hit.

"Oh...that's why you don't like the pea-stewing," Rosie said trying to comfort Fippi.

Hedgar didn't like the thought of his boy being hit by peas while he was at school. It was quiet obvious. There was a short silence before anyone said something.

"Maybe you should go and talk to the Innkeeper tomorrow, dear." Rosie said to Hedgar. Hedgar looked at her with great eyes. "You want m-me to g-go and t-talk to her?" he asked her seeming surprised of her question.

"Yes, of course I want you to. You are his father.....and you're not getting away, you must do this." She said strictly.

Hedgar smiled. "Of course I'm going to do this. Me, getting away? No...." he said. ” I was just so surprised that you wanted me to go and talk to the Innkeeper, that's all. " Hedgar added at the end.

"Yes, I know dear. We don't usually agree at these things...This time, however, we do agree." She smiled with her white teeth.

Rosie turned her head towards Fippi. He was still sitting on his chair all quiet. "So, what do you want me to make for you, eh?" Rosie said to him while she gave a short laugh. "Anything special you'd fancy?" She added. Fippi's eyes brightened up at once...

[ November 05, 2003: Message edited by: piosenniel ]