He moʻolelo moemoeā kēia i haku ʻia a ua hele ā laulā loa kona kamaʻāina ma waena o nā kānaka o nā pae makahiki like ʻole. Ua pili ka moʻolelo i kekahi hopita i kapa ʻia ʻo Bilbo Baggins a kāʻili ʻia ʻo ia e ke kāula, ʻo Gandalf, a me ʻumi kumamākolu mau peke, e hele pū i kekahi huakaʻi kupaianaha i ka ʻimi i kekahi puʻu kula aʻiaʻi i kiaʻi ʻia e kekahi kelakona. He kuʻihē kēia Bilbo Baggins i ka hele pū ma muli o kona kānalua i nā mea weliweli, a he kuʻihē nō hoʻi ʻo ia i kona koa iho a me kona akamai i ka ʻaihue ʻana. Hālāwai ʻo ia me nā hakua, nā ʻoaka, nā peke, nū mūwao, a me nā nanana pilikua, a pāpāleo ʻo ia me ke kelakona, ʻo Smaug kona inoa, a me kona makemake ʻole loa nō naʻe, komo akula ʻo ia i loko o ke Kaua o nā Pūʻali ʻElima. ʻO ia kekahi o nā hana a ua Bilbo nei. I kēia wā, ua kamaʻāina ka inoa ʻo Bilbo Baggins ma ke ʻano ʻo ia kekahi o ka poʻe meʻe o nā moʻolelo kū kamaliʻi o ke ʻano. Ua kākau ʻia ua moʻolelo nei e Polopeka Tolkien no kāna poʻe keiki ponoʻī nō, a ma ia hope mai, ua hoʻomaikaʻi laulā loa ʻia ʻo "Ka Hopita" i kona wā koke iho nō i puka ai. ʻĀnō, ua loaʻa ua puke nei no ka manawa mua ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi a ua mikioi ka hana a R. Keao NeSmith ma ka unuhi ʻana. Hui pū ʻia i loko o ua puke nei nā kiʻi a me nā palapalaʻāina i kaha ʻia e ka mea kākau. --- This beloved fantasy classic for readers of all ages is about a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins who is whisked off on an unexpected journey by Gandalf the wizard and a company of thirteen dwarves. "The Hobbit" is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle