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The hero of this story is a funny young boy who is very small and lives in a beautiful foreign land. He has three friends called Merry, Pippin and Samwise. He finds a ring which has magical powers and he must destroy it. In order to destroy the ring, he must go through forests, rivers, plains, darkness and snow. This is a very dangerous mission but people like Aragorn, a brave warrior, and Gandalf, a powerful wizard, accompany him to help him.