"In a hole in the ground there lived"... a badger!
Bag End is Badger's home.
Bilbo, the respectable Hobbit, is Badger, the respectable animal.
One lives in the country, one lives in the Wood, but both are grumpy, cozy, and not interested in the adventures of others...until others force them out of their hole.
We know where Tolkien found some of his inspiration...
We know where Tolkien found some of his inspiration...
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