[Primrose Bolger]

‘Bingo?’ she whispered. ‘Are the Big Folk near our camp yet?’ When he shook his head no, Sassy poked her face out just a bit. ‘They’ll be here real soon,’ she said, her eyes wide. ‘You better hide, too. Those fellows are awfully big!’

When Bingo made no move to crawl in with her, Sassy peeked out her whole head and took a look about. Seeing no giants lurking in the vicinity, she inched out and sat huddled near Bingo. ‘Sondo thinks he can trick them, you know,’ she continued. ‘But I saw them! They’re lots of them and they’re so big.’ She sidled up very close to him. ‘Do you suppose they have fangs?’ she whispered, shivering.

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Child's post:

Despite his worry, Bingo could not help but smile at Sassy's image of the Big Folk. "Well, they're bad," he agreed, "but not as bad as that. No fangs or horns or anything odd. Just a bigger version of a hobbit. They can be strong but often they're slower than we are. We do have soemthing else going in our favor. Sometimes, when the Big Folk see us, they get so wrapped up thinking how big they are that they can get careless and let down their guard. Let's hope that's so, and that your brother's plan will fool them."

As Bingo talked, he actually felt a bit more optomistic. Perhaps Sondo was right about these srangers and the chances of taking them in with a ruse. "Anyways," he added, "I don't think either of us want to let your brother down. Let's go have a look and see if we can help."