5/4 the Hobbit chapter 10

Chapter 10 - A Warm Welcome

The barrels with the dwarves and Bilbo were collected and put on a boat by some wood elves around the downstream. The boat flowed down the river and went past the Lonely Mountain and arrived at Lake Town: a town built on an enormous lake.  It consisted of men originally from the town of Dale which was destroyed by Smaug and was near the Lonely Mountain.

After the boat was tied on a shore and the wood elves had gone to Lake Town to feast, Bilbo opens the barrels to pull out the dwarves. They were all alive, but exhausted, hungry and wet. The dwarves thanked Bilbo then went to see the master of Lake Town. Thorin announces to the master and other people who were feasting, that he is a grandson of Thror, King under the mountain and returned to take back his kingdom. The people in Lake Town had been told stories that when the dwarves had thrived under the mountain, gold flowed in the river. Some people believed that the dragon was already dead, some young people didn't even believe that there was a dragon in the mountains.  So now that the dwarves have come back to reclaim the mountain, the people rejoiced and welcomed them.

After a few weeks, the dwarves and Bilbo were all healed and their hearts were ready to take back their kingdom. The people of Lake Town provided food, drinks and horses (ponies) for the party and bid them farewell. The party headed north along the river to the Lonely Mountain.

This chapter was another resting chapter, but I thought it was the happiest one because the whole town was merry and supported the party. However, Bilbo was the only person unhappy through this. I think he senses danger, like the calm before the storm. This chapter introduced a new race: men. In the book, men are not as wise nor as strong as the elves.  Men think that Smaug is dead but doesn't dare to go near the Lonely Mountain. They are still a good race, for example, they helped the party. Also, when Thorin announced to the master that he was the grandson of Thror, even though his clothes were tattered, the people of Lake Town still welcomed Thorin and his companions because they believed that the race of the dwarves would make the town rich again.

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