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River-maidens of the Stoneland: Roamingstar and Grey-eye
Me grandkids and I once again gathered around the hearth for story time. What would befall Beannaithe durin' her adventures in the Stone-land? Me grandkids were soon to find out...
Beannaithe and Mac travelled a short distance north from Golberry's spring in the Old Forest. There they discovered the Great East Road, a long and meanderin' road that stretched for many leagues, from the haven of the Fair Folk on the shore of the Great Sea to their refuge in the secluded vale west of the Misty Mountains.
O slender as a willow-wand! O clearer than clear water!
O reed by the living pool! Fair River-daughter!
O spring-time and summer-time, and spring again after!
O wind on the waterfall, and the leaves’ laughter!
Source: J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Daidí Beag ("Little Grandad"), an elderly River Hobbit farmer, treads a fine line between telling entertaining stories to his difficult to please grandchildren while not upsetting their mothers by overstimulating their children before bedtime.