Distracted By Something Shiny

Okay! So this is the birthday story I wrote for The Nephew back in May and then completely forgot to post. This is the first time I have ever written him a story that he did not prompt me for - (though he did ask me a few weeks before his birthday if he could have another fic and I said, "What do you think, that you have a birthday coming up?" and he said, "Hey, I do! I do have a birthday coming up!") It's an Adventure/Comedy for Kids, but still adorable Bilbo & Dwarves fun that I hope you'll enjoy! 6,057 words.

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( It started the day after the big storm, when everything had been soaked with rain and the wind had brought down trees along the road and everyone had huddled around their fireplaces, until even those warming flames had been blown out by the ferocity of the howling gale outside. )