Most Trolls prefer to live in the mountains, to keep away from hunters. some trolls find it easer to steal cattle from mountaineres and farmers, than to hunt for there own food. other trolls can live underground as well, at least the small ones can, this gives them the ability to abush there prays.
On his first visit to the dragon hoard he decides he needs something to show the dwarves. He grabs a two handled cup and returns with it. When Smaug misses the cup, he makes a ruckus and eats the dwarves ponies.
By using his ring.
At the beginning of the book, he starts out almost like any other hobbit; carefree, laid-back and unwilling to get into any mischief or adventure, or do anything unusual. By the end of the book, however, he has faced goblins, wild wolves, giant spiders and a Great Dragon, and is more seasoned in his outlook on his life. Although he is still quite happy to be back in his hobbit-hole again.
He is very daring at first because he takes the risk of stealing the woman's purse, but then gets shy and secretive towards his past when the woman asks him to tell her about his past. He is also a nervous wreck when the woman tells him that she might turn him in jail and wanted to charge out the door at the woman's (Mrs. Jones) house.
Bilbo trys to steal the troll's wallet. They capture him. The company is also captured. Gandalf comes and turns the trolls into stone.
He tried to steal the money not food. If he stole food he would have been able to get away like a good bugler should.
Bilbo is in the Mirkwood with no food or water. The dwarves have been captured by the elves. He realizes there is only one exit from the palace where the dwarves are being held. He manages to get the dwarves out, but is unable to escape right away himself. When he does get away, he is chased.
The Arkenstone
In the Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins steal the Ring of Sauron, which he made to rule over all the other rings. Bilbo later on than passes the ring on to Frodo Baggins, his youngest nephew, to destroy. This leads to the story, The Fellowship of the Ring.
Shove them in your purse or put them on!
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It's very early in his adventures and he's been gotten a little bit scorn from he dwarves who were not too impressed with him and only took him on because of Gandalf. He attempts to steal from the trolls at least in part to prove to them that he has some talents and deserves some respect. In addition, Bilbo is also probably motivated by a latent, long dormant, thirst for adventure in and of itself, something Tolkien often attributes to his Tookish ancestry.
There is actually no race in The Hobbit. It was not a race against Time as in The Lord of the Rings. Bilbo's quest was simply to steal for the dwarves, that was it. Nothing is described as a race.
Steal it out of your mothers purse.
Most Trolls prefer to live in the mountains, to keep away from hunters. some trolls find it easer to steal cattle from mountaineres and farmers, than to hunt for there own food. other trolls can live underground as well, at least the small ones can, this gives them the ability to abush there prays.
A young boy runs up to a woman and tries to steal her purse, he stumbles and is not able to run off. You can read the full Langston Hughes story on the link below.