Portrait of Bilbo from the Hobbit. The fabulous journey of Mr. Bilbo Beggins, the Hobbit, through the wild land, the black forest, over the misty mountains, there and back

The works of Russian classics, selected for children by the author, introduce schoolchildren to the beauty of nature, various animals and birds. Poems by famous poets, which schoolchildren memorize in the second grade, help students imbue with a sense of respect for the Russian language and literature.

Lesson topics on the subject " Literary reading»:

• Familiarization with the textbook and the subject of study;
• Description of the place of the subject “Literary reading” in the curriculum;
• Review of works recommended for reading;
• Checking children's reading technique at the beginning and end of the school year;
• Analysis and verification of the material read;
• Emotional experiences of schoolchildren about what they read literary works and poems;
• Creative activity of students caused by reading works;
• Checking the correctness of the composition of oral sentences and stories.

The Ministry of Culture and Science in the Russian Federation approved the textbook “Literary Reading” by the author R. N. Buneev for use in primary school. The textbook is also recommended for extracurricular reading classes.

Literary reading 2nd grade. 2005 Buneev R.N.

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P. 101. T. Janson “The Wizard’s Hat” P. 135. Alan Milne “Winnie the Pooh and All-All-All” P. 152. A.N. "Tolstoy's "The Golden Key or the Adventures of Pinocchio" P. 169. J. Rodari. "The Adventures of Cipollino"

Recognition of GDZ text from an image:

P. 126. John R.R. Tolkien "Spiders and Flies"
1. Hobbit Bilbo Baggins, dwarves, elves, trolls, goblins.
2. The fairy-tale people in these fairy tales are kind, sympathetic,
ready to help at any moment. I liked Tove Janson's characters, the Moomin family. They are small and a little funny, love adventure, know how to make friends, are open, sympathetic, and kind.
3. Bilbo Baggins is short, less than a dwarf. Dressed
He is wearing a yellow shirt and green pants, and has no shoes on his feet. The hobbit has a plump belly, because he loves to eat deliciously, and after eating, lie down to rest. But in Hard time Bilbo becomes quick and decisive. He is courageous, courageous, courageous, resourceful, brave, does everything to save his friends and has literary talent. Bilbo composes funny songs and not only teases the spiders with them, but also supports his dwarf friends. The hobbit is cheerful and can see the funny even in a difficult situation.
4. Gandalf decided to send Bilbo along with the dwarves, because
believed that he, possessing the qualities of a brave and fair hobbit, could help the dwarves. Although Bilbo valued peace and comfort more than anything else, he could not stand aside when injustice reigned somewhere. In this adventure, Bilbo showed extraordinary courage to help his friends.

From the article by M.A. Steinman “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again” (Encyclopedia of Literary Works, compiler and scientific editor S.V. Stakhorsky, 1998):

“The Hobbit, or There and Back Again” - a story by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published in 1937. It is generally accepted that its plot grew out of an oral tale addressed to the writer’s children. The author himself, however, liked to tell how, while checking student work, he came across Blank sheet, on which the professor unexpectedly wrote: “Once upon a time there lived a hobbit in a hole underground.” This is how a character was born who was destined to determine the plot of the story with the same name, and then the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. There really is a lot in common between them: characters, plot twists, finally united art space, within the boundaries of which the action develops, is Middle-earth. And yet one work cannot be regarded as direct continuation another.

Unlike the trilogy, the genre of The Hobbit is a literary fairy tale, built on familiar folklore schemes: there is “its own” land where native home the hero, and the “stranger” where he is heading. Within the framework of the latter, the Black Forest (it is named in the story), the river (as the border and connection between them), the mountain and underground kingdom(in Tolkien they are combined - remember at least Bilbo’s wanderings in the caves of the Misty Mountains or penetration into the Lonely Mountain through a secret passage cut into the stone).

Main story line is a combination of two main motives of a quest (a dangerous expedition) - killing a dragon and getting treasure, and the hobbit is directly or indirectly involved in each of them. Where Bilbo cannot perform his function himself, his task is performed by a deputy. For example, a hobbit discovers a dragon's weak point, but Baird the Archer takes advantage of this information.<...>

"The Hobbit" is initially read as a funny fairy tale for children, although in fact it is addressed specifically to a wide audience. The author managed to simultaneously create the atmosphere of a fairy tale and pass it through the prism of the consciousness of a person of the 20th century, where an ironic rethinking of the traditions of the past occupies a significant place. A striking example may serve as a story about how one of the warlike ancestors of a peaceful hobbit cut off the head of the leader of the goblins with his club. She “flew a hundred meters through the air and fell straight into a rabbit hole; Thus the battle was won and the game of golf was invented,” the narrator concludes.

At the same time, The Hobbit is much closer to “great literature” than to ordinary literature. fairy tale. Literally from the first lines of the story, the reader learns about a certain duality in the hobbit’s nature - about his craving for a calm, measured life, on the one hand, and about his desire for adventure, on the other. These tendencies will conflict in his character throughout the entire narrative. But they are not the only ones who guarantee changes in Bilbo’s character. Before us is the development of the image of the hero under the influence of circumstances that release hidden possibilities in his soul. No wonder the magician Gandalf, recommending Bilbo as a companion to the dwarves, says: “He is far from being as simple as you think, and not at all as simple as he thinks.” In other words, the hobbit’s path to the Lonely Mountain is nothing more than a path of self-discovery. If initially Bilbo is only an object of ridicule by the dwarves, who call him a pot-bellied grocer, then he does everything possible to earn the reputation of a real Burglar, demonstrating courage and intelligence that surprises him. However, there are other features in his image that take Bilbo beyond the type of successful adventurer - these are, first of all, mercy and wisdom.

So, he spares the unfortunate embittered creature - Gollum, although he threatened the hobbit with death, and after defeating the dragon, he is ready not only to give up his share of the treasures, but also to endanger his life in order to prevent the battle of people and elves with the dwarves, who were overwhelmed by greed. We can say that it is thanks to Bilbo's selflessness that the curse on the dragon's gold is lifted. This act can be assessed differently: the absolutely “unfairy-tale” Bilbo Baggins (the surname is given in N. Rakhmanova’s translation) has those advantages that the more powerful “fairy-tale” inhabitants of Middle-earth lack.”

From Pavel Ryzhkov’s story “The Hobbit in Soviet Style” in the program “Today - St. Petersburg” (2009):

“The first Soviet production of John Ronald Tolkien is 30 years old. In 1979, the premiere of the play “The Ballad of the Glorious Bilbo Baggins” took place. How surprised a writer would be to see this sparkling and fascinating story on the stage of the St. Petersburg Youth Theater.

After all, to Soviet Union Tolkien was known to be somewhat wary. There is an opinion that the evil country he invented called Mordor, surrounded by inaccessible mountains, is in some way copied from the USSR with its Iron Curtain. And suddenly - Soviet actors in love with a fantasy performance, who cheerfully and enthusiastically portrayed gnomes and elves.

Moreover, the play for the production was written by Yakov Gordin, the current Chief Editor Zvezda magazine. And the music for the television version of “The Ballad” was created by composer Vladislav Uspensky.<...>

But it was not only the Leningrad Youth Theater that found Tolkien’s work ingenious for implementation. A few years later, a play was filmed on Leningrad television. Vladimir Latyshev staged " Fabulous journey Mr. Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit." The television production was the first screen adaptation of Tolkien's work to feature actors rather than animated characters.

Ivan Krasko has not seen the film for more than 20 years. The People's Artist enjoyed reviewing the familiar footage. Krasko was Gandalf, Zinovy ​​Gerdt was from the author, the Hobbit was played by Mikhail Danilov. Anatoly Ravikovich and Igor Dmitriev also played there. The actor simply explained the appearance of works by a little-known author.

Ivan Krasko, National artist Russia: “I think that there was no question of copyright then. They had no idea that they needed to pay another Tolkien. For what? It was all much simpler."

The teleplay was filmed in Studio 7 of the Leningrad Television Center. In 1985, it was one of the most equipped studio and hardware units on Soviet TV.

At this performance, the new double rear projection technology was used for the first time. The actors were filmed against a blue background. And then the image could be placed not only behind the character, but also in front of him. This was done using a second rear projection. This is how they made The Hobbit on Soviet TV. In the era of pre-computer graphics, this was progress.

But the appearance of such innovative productions was explained not only by the absence of copyright agreements with the United States in the USSR. Both in the theater and on television they were actively looking for interesting material. And for the sake of young viewers, they found resources for expensive productions. Today, copyright can be an obstacle to the implementation of new ideas. But the saddest thing is that they are losing their originality.”

From the article by Nikolai Karaev “Middle-earth, which we lost. Film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien" in the magazine "World of Fantasy" (2012):

“The USSR can boast of two Tolkien film adaptations. The first is the teleplay (in the original spelling) “The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit, Through wild land, black forest, beyond the misty mountains, there and back” directed by Vladimir Latyshev with the participation of actors from Leningrad theaters. In the version of The Hobbit, which lasts just over an hour, there are no trolls or elves, so the heroes from the Shire are immediately captured by the goblins, who here are mostly ballet dancers dancing something fierce. The plot has also been changed in small ways: for example, it is not the blackbird, but Bilbo himself, who informs Baird of the hole in Smaug’s shell.

The Hobbit is played by the master of the episode Mikhail Danilov, Torin - Anatoly Ravikovich (remember Khobotov from “Pokrovsky Gate”?), Gollum - Igor Dmitriev (Rosenkrantz from the Soviet “Hamlet”), in the role of the Author - Zinovy ​​Gerdt (Panikovsky in “The Golden Calf”). Despite the cheapness and conventionality of the production, the actors, almost without deviating from Tolkien’s text, decorated it with whatever they could. Here is the dialogue between Gollum and Bilbo: “If my darling asks a riddle, and he doesn’t guess, my darling will eat him...” - “Well, that’s understandable...” - “And if he asks a riddle, and my darling doesn’t guess it. .." - "Oh no! - Bilbo interrupts in horror. “I won’t eat!..” The teleplay was filmed in 1984 and aired as part of the “Tale after Tale” program.

Second and last attempt Russian cinema The promising but unfulfilled project “Treasures Under the Mountain” of the Argus film studio (1991, directed by Roman Mitrofanov) based on the same “The Hobbit” began to film something based on Tolkien. From the cartoon, which combined hand-drawn and puppet animation, six minutes of introduction remained. Gandalf's voiceover, in the voice of Nikolai Karachentsov, narrates the time when the Dwarf King Train the Elder found the mountain, later captured by Smaug. The wizard tells Thorin's squad that while there are thirteen dwarves, the campaign will not take place, and orders them to look for a house with secret sign on the door. Under the cover of darkness, the dwarves go looking for the hobbit... and "Treasure Under the Mountain" ends at the most interesting point.

1. Summarize children's knowledge of the section and arouse interest in the content and characters, the desire to read the work in full.
2. Develop the child’s imagination, creativity, and oral coherent speech of children.
3. Cultivate a love of books.

Equipment:

• books - fairy tales;
• magic key;
• drawings of fairy-tale men and animals;
• creative works children;
• box with grades;
• cards with letters;
• signs with the names of fairy tales and their authors;
• attributes of Malvina and Pinocchio for the scene;
• poster “Bilbo characterization plan”;
• exhibition of handicrafts of fairy-tale people.

Methodological literature:

1. Buneeva E.V., Yakovleva M.A. Reading lessons based on the book “The Little Door in Big world”, 2nd grade. Methodological recommendations for teachers. -M.: Balass, 2004.

2. Buneev R.N., Buneeva E.V. A small door to a big world. Book for reading in 2nd grade in 2 hours. Part 1. -M. : “Balass”, 2004.

3. Kuznetsova N.I., Meshcheryakova M.I., Arzamastseva I.N. Children's writers (a reference book for teachers and parents). Supplement to books for reading the series “Free Mind” by R.N. Buneev and E.V. Buneeva - M., “Balass”, “S-Info”, 1995.

Lesson plan.

I. Organizational moment.

II. Announcing the topic and setting lesson goals

III. Homework check: crossword puzzle.

IV. Repetition of what has been covered and generalization of the knowledge gained in the section.

Traveling through the sectors of the “Field of Miracles”:

Sector 1 – Tove Jansson. Wizard Hat:

a) answers to the teacher’s questions;

b) children's stories about the Moomins;

V) creative task by work;

Sector 2 – D.R.R. Tolkien. Hobbit:

a) reading to oneself;

b) answers to questions;

c) drawing up Bilbo’s characterization according to plan.

Sector 3 – Alan Milne. Winnie the Pooh:

a) retelling from the character’s point of view;

b) expressive reading and singing Winnie the Pooh songs.

V. Physical education minute:

1) riddle;

2) doing exercises.

Sector 4 – A. Tolstoy. The Adventures of Pinocchio.

a) characteristics of Pinocchio and Malvina;

b) role-play reading of the passage “Malvina and Pinocchio are having breakfast.”

Sector 5 – J. Rodari. The adventures of Cipollino.

Sector 6 – A. Lindgren. The Kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof.

a) answers to questions;

Sector 7 – Classification fairy-tale heroes.

VI. Homework: quiz, p. 180.

VII. Summarizing. Grades are prizes.

DURING THE CLASSES

I. Organizational moment.

II. Announcing the topic and setting lesson goals.

1. Opening remarks.

We have finished working on section 2 of the educational book, which is called “Fairy-tale Men”. It includes excerpts from works - fairy tales by Tove Jansson and J. R. R. Tolkien, A. Milne and A. Tolstoy, D. Rodari and A. Lingren. They are united by the fact that their heroes are magical men or animals - the fruit of the authors’ imagination.

2. Announcing the topic and setting lesson goals.

Today in the lesson we will remember the main characters of these works, their characters and actions, and summarize our knowledge, show our imagination and creativity

III. Checking homework.

To get to the Field of Miracles and get the key to the magic door, the brownie Afanasy offers to solve the fun crossword puzzle “Recognize the fairy-tale hero.” You solved this crossword puzzle at home. Let's check.

Vertically:

1. When meeting this hero, everyone immediately starts crying.

Horizontally:

2. This hero did not regret his gift to save his friend.

3. A hero who loved the comfort of home very much, but was forced to become a brave traveler.

4. Who was treated for all diseases with sweets?

5. And this man swims well, is not afraid of water, but for him there is nothing more dangerous than the fire of the hearth.

6. A hero who starts reading poetry at the most inopportune moment.

We got to know the fairy-tale characters well. Having received the magic key, we find ourselves in the field of miracles.

IV. Repetition of what has been covered and generalization of acquired knowledge.

So, as you guessed, our host will be the younger brownie Afanasy Fedorovich. The children brought gifts to the Field of Miracles - their creative works. Traveling through the pages of fairy tales, we learned a lot. Today you will show your imagination and ingenuity. Prizes for the best answers are good marks. Having successfully completed the tasks of each sector, we will have the right to open 1 letter of the word encrypted here.

Sector 1 Tove Jansson “The Wizard’s Hat”

• Tove Jansson, a Finnish writer, came up with her own fairy-tale people - the Moomins - and made them kind and cheerful. She even painted their portraits herself.
• Remember who the Moomins are? Where do they live? Tell us about the life of the Moomin family? Do they love to travel?

(Moomins are little people who live in their own fabulous real world- Moomins are similar to children in behavior, conversations, games, relationships with friends. They are inquisitive, kind, fair, love to travel, create, and fantasize. They do not like cold and darkness and hibernate for 3 months. To do this, stuff the stomach with pine needles.)

• What did Moomintroll, Snusmumrik and Snif find after hibernation? ( Wizard's hat)
  Why was the black cylinder magical? (Every thing, if it lies in the Wizard's hat long enough, turns into something completely different: egg shells thrown into the hat turned into 5 small round clouds; Moominpappa, having tried on the hat, earned an easy headache)
• Guys, imagine that a coin, a clothes brush, or a mirror got into the Wizard’s hat. Tell us what they could have turned into? ( Answers children)
• The questions of sector 1 are exhausted. Open the letter.

Brownie Afanasy offers to complete the tasks of sector 2.

Sector 2. J. R. R. Tolkien. Hobbit

• The English writer and scientist, professor at Oxford University John Ronald Reuel Tolkien invented the country of Middle-earth, its heroes and their adventures for children.
• Who are hobbits? Read the passage silently and answer the question.
• How do you imagine Bilbo Baggins? Tell us about his character according to plan:

1. Appearance.
2. Where did Bilbo live?
3. His habits, favorite activities.
4. How we saw Bilbo in difficult situations.
5. How does the author feel about the hobbit Bilbo?
6. What do you like most about this fairy-tale hero?

(He lived in a hole, loved to spend summer days outdoors, dreaming of bacon, eggs and fried bread; brave, merciless (killed a giant spider in the dark alone). Happiness accompanies him from birth. He can walk silently. Had a magic ring. He threw stones well: he practiced a lot as a boy. As an adult (~50 years old), he threw rings, threw darts, shot at a twig, played with skittles, balls, blew smoke rings, made riddles and cooked, sang teasing songs, composed them impromptu)

• Why did the wizard Gandalf decide to send Bilbo Baggins along with the dwarves to free the mountain from the dragon? (Believes that Bilbo can help the dwarves)
• We completed the tasks. Well done! Open the letter.

Sector 3 A. Milne. Winnie the Pooh

• This fairy tale was retold for the children by the writer B. Zakhoder, that is, he took the heroes of A. Milne’s fairy tale, their characters, and many of the events and adventures that happen to them he invented himself, and it turned out that one fairy tale had two authors.
• What story amused us in the passage we read? (How Pooh and Piglet caught Buku)

Let's try to tell their story on behalf of Piglet, on behalf of Winnie the Pooh so that their characters are visible. (Retelling from the character's point of view).

Guess who will host it?

Walking to school with an ABC book
Wooden boy
Gets to school instead
In a linen booth...
What is the name of this book?
What is the boy's name? (“The Golden Key or The Adventures of Pinocchio”, Pinocchio)

Physical education minute

Pinocchio stretched,
Once - bent over,
Two - bent over,
Three - bent over.
He spread his arms to the sides -
Apparently I couldn't find the key.
To get us the key,
We need to stand on our toes.

Sector 4 A. Tolstoy. The Adventures of Pinocchio

• Why has Pinocchio been one of the most beloved characters in children's books for many years? (Characteristics of Pinocchio)
• What can you say about Malvina? What does she look like, how does she behave, how does she speak? ( Children's answers)
• Imagine that you need to act out the scene “Malvina and Pinocchio are having breakfast.”

When reading, try to convey the characters of Malvina and Pinocchio. ( Three people read in roles, the rest follow the reading).

Sector 5 D. Rodari. The Adventures of Cipollino

• Name, what fairytale man looks like Pinocchio? (Cipollino)
• Why are their names so similar? (They both come from an Italian fairy tale)

Fruit and vegetable country
It’s in one of the fairy tale books.
And in it boy hero vegetable
He is brave, fair, mischievous.

• What unites the heroes of this country? (Most are vegetables and fruits)
• Which episode confirms this characterization of Cipollino? (About how Cipollino fooled the dog Mastino, who was very thirsty)
• Read expressively the passage from chapter 3 in a chain.
• Many guys liked this book, and they wrote wishes to those guys who had not read it, why they recommend reading this book (book advertisement).
• Well done. We open another letter, all tasks are completed. Brownie Afanasy invites everyone to sector 6.

6th sector. A. Lindgren. The Kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof

• What makes a story fun? (Children's answers)
• What is unusual about Carlson? (Children's answers)
• Read the passage that describes how the Kid first saw Carlson?
• What characterization does the author give? (A plump, self-confident man, with an important and dignified appearance, childish)
• Self-characterization? (A man in his prime, moderately well-fed)
• Why did the Kid love him? (He was lonely, his family did not understand him, the desire to have a cheerful friend, the need for communication, the need to have fun) Open the next letter.

Sector 7. Game - classification

Let's divide all the fairy-tale heroes into groups:

• good and evil;
• heroes that writers came up with themselves, and heroes that were taken from folk tales. (Children's answers)

Open the last letter. We read the deciphered word in chorus. (Thank you)

VI. Homework.

Answer the quiz questions on p. 180.

VII. Let's sum it up and get the grades.

Which of the fairy-tale people did you like best? Why?

Think about how Pinocchio, Carlson, and Winnie the Pooh are similar? True, they have a lot in common.

Read the words from the poster in unison:

There are many fairy tales in the world
Sad and funny
And it’s impossible in the world
We can live without them.

Students receive grades for their work in class from a “magic” box.

As Bilbo Baggins

Biography

By author's intention, initially Bilbo is a very respectable hobbit from a respected family. Subsequently, he completely lost his reputation, as he was engaged in completely indecent (for a respectable hobbit) activities, such as: traveling, making friends with elves and dwarves, writing poetry. However, he himself did not regret such a loss, especially since his fortune was significantly replenished with the imported gold.

Bilbo first appears in the story “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again,” which tells how in 2941 T. E. Gandalf the Gray persuaded him, along with a group of dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield, to liberate the Undermountain Kingdom in Erebor, which had been captured by a dragon. Smog. During this campaign, Bilbo more than once rescued the dwarves who hired him, saving them from certain death and from imprisonment. Then he finds his weapon - the sword Sting, which he later gives to his adopted nephew Frodo Baggins.

Bilbo's home

The door to Bilbo's hole was unusually round, like a manhole cover, and it was painted bright green, with a shiny brass handle right in the middle. The door opened into a tunnel-like hall: a very cozy, smoke-free tunnel, with paneled walls, carpets on the tiled floor, polished chairs, and plenty of pegs for coats and hats, as he often entertained guests. Everything in Bilbo Baggins's house was located on one floor: bedrooms, bathrooms, storage rooms (there were a lot of them), dressing rooms (entire rooms full of clothes), kitchens, dining rooms. Best rooms in Baggins's house were to the left of the entrance, since they were the only ones that had windows, round ones, looking out onto the garden and the meadows beyond it, going down to the river. Bilbo inherited this house from his parents.

Bilbo's parents

Bungo Baggins- Bilbo Baggins' father. A very respectable, conservative hobbit with an impeccable reputation, completely devoid of any oddities or eccentricities. Mentioned briefly in the book “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again”. He was married to Belladonna Took, who came from a less respectable, but more wealthy family.

Belladonna Baggins, born Knock- mother of Bilbo Baggins, wife of Bungo. The first mention of it is in the book “The Hobbit, or There and Back Again”. Belladonna Took is one of the three daughters Old Took, the head of the hobbits who lived on the other side of the Water, what does Bilbo do distant relative Peregrina Tuka. Gandalf specifically mentions her, contrasting her with Bilbo himself, who is very similar to his respectable father. Bungo built for her (partly with her own money) the most luxurious hole, in which she remained until the end of her days and in which Bilbo subsequently lived.

It is often mentioned that Bilbo was very similar to his father, but from his mother he inherited a hidden penchant for adventure, which suddenly woke up in him from time to time. It is said that Bilbo had “Baggins” and “Tuck” sides of character, the first - respectable, conservative, not liking novelty or any events or incidents at all, the second - active, adventurous and poetic.

Name translations

The hero's first and last name are often rendered differently when translated into different languages:

• in Slovak - Bilbo Bublik,
• in Czech - Bilbo Pytlik,
• in Danish - Bilbo Sækker (sæk= bag),
• in Estonian - Bilbo Paunaste (paun= bag),
• German - Bilbo Beutlin (Beutel= bag),
• in French - Bilbo(or Bilbon) Sacquet (sac= bag),
• in Norwegian - Bilbo Lommelun,
• in Finnish - Bilbo Reppuli. (reppu= backpack),
• in Dutch - Bilbo Balings,
• in Catalan - Bilbo Saquet,
• in the Brazilian version in Portuguese - Bilbo Bolseiro, in the first edition of The Hobbit - Bilbo Bolsin,
• in Spanish - Bilbo Bolson (bolso= handbag or briefcase),
• in Hungarian - Zsákos Bilbó,
• in Polish - Bilbo Bagosz in one of the three versions of the translation of “The Lord of the Rings”, in other versions and “The Hobbit” the name did not change,
• in Ukrainian - Bilbo Torbin (bag= bag) or Bilbo Zlotkins,
• in Swedish - Bilbo Bagger (bagge= ram) translated by Oko Olmarks, in Eric Andersson's version - Bilbo Secker (säck= bag),
• in the “goblin translation” - Bulba Sumkin.

Composition

BILBO (eng. Bilbo) - hero of the novel English writer J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (1937) and his trilogy The Lord of the Rings (1949). “One of the most wonderful hobbies of all time,” it is said about B. in one of the reference books, dedicated to creativity J.R.R. Tolkien. Hobbits (according to one version - a combination of two words: Latin homo - man and English, rabbit - rabbit) live in a single and diverse world, also inhabited by other anthropomorphic creatures: elves, gnomes, wizards, etc. There are people there too. B. is a hero of two completely different works, the first of which is perceived as a crafty children's fairy tale against the background of the second - an alloy of myth, fantasy, and numerous literary quotes. The concept of the image is closely connected with the world of the nursery, and in this sense is comparable to the heroes " Winnie the Pooh", and B. owes his appearance to the community of dolls, teddy bears, piglets and bunnies. B. from Hob Beat looks like a bunny and a person. B. is the friendliest, most homely, cozy hobbit. He is moderately roguish - rather, even contrary to his nature. Already in the first book, having gone on a journey, he changes. It reveals not only prowess, but also cunning. And although he found the ring of Gollum-Smeagol, he still did not give “my charm” his treasure. Completely unheroic by nature, he turns out to be capable of a feat, it was given to him to return the treasures to the dwarves, the first of the hobbits to take possession of the One Ring - disastrous and coveted at the same time.