One of Figaro's favorite things to do is make new friends. She loves to learn about new people, and they always teach her new things. Some of her favorite friends are her paper friends; they only live in paper and books and stories, and she can't see them very often, but they always have the most exciting stories, and they always teach her the best things. Today, Figaro met two new people: Sam and Frodo. They're from a land called Middle Earth, where magic and wizards and elves and dwarves exist. Frodo and Sam are called Hobbits, which means that they're small like Figaro! Figaro met them while hanging out on her favorite lookout rock. Frodo was having a rough day, and Sam was making him dinner (potatoes). Figaro learned that they had been traveling with seven other friends, but they had to split up. They were in charge of destroying a magic ring that was creating a lot of problems for their entire land. Figaro asked to see the magic ring, but they said it ...