The Hobbit JR Tolkien - Mr Collins

destroyed, before the roar of Smaug’sterrible approach grew loud, and the lakerippled red as fire beneath the awfulbeating of his wings. Amid shrieks andwailing and the shouts of men he cameover them, swept towards the bridges andwas foiled! The bridge was gone, and hisenemies were on an island in deep water—too deep and dark and cool for hisliking. If he plunged into it, a vapour and asteam would arise enough to cover all theland with a mist for days; but the lake wasmightier than he, it would quench himbefore he could pass through.Roaring he swept back over the town.A hail of dark arrows leaped up andsnapped and rattled on his scales andjewels, and their shafts fell back kindledby his breath burning and hissing into the