Flies and Spiders

Flies and Spiders is the eighth chapter of J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit.
==Synopsis==
Bilbo and the Dwarves begin their journey through Mirkwood. Later, they see a group of Wood-elves having a feast. Spiders capture twelve of the Dwarves, while Thorin is captured by the Elves. Bilbo is nearly eaten by a spider, but wakes in time and kills it; he then names his sword Sting. Meanwhile, Thorin is questioned by the Elven king Thranduil, and, when he refuses to disclose his reasons for being in Mirkwood, he is thrown into a dungeon.
==Plot==
Bilbo and the Dwarves make their way through the dark forest of Mirkwood. They arrive at the enchanted stream Beorn them about, and Bilbo spots a boat on the other side. With great difficulty, they use iron hooks to reel the boat in. After crossing the stream, they are startled by a deer jumping over them. Thorin fires an arrow at him, as they need the meat, and in the confusion Bombur sets the boat adrift and falls into the stream. When they pull him out, he is asleep — enchanted by the waters of the stream. More deer appear, and the Dwarves waste all their arrows in a failed attempt to kill one.
The Company travels on, hungry and discouraged, carrying the sleeping Bombur. Bilbo tries to find where the forest ends by climbing a tree to survey, but they are in a valley and he cannot see above the tops of the surrounding trees. They eat the last of their food that night.
The next morning, Bombur finally wakes up and tells the others he dreamt he saw a giant feast in the woods, and he remembers nothing since leaving the Shire. Later, Bilbo and the Dwarves see a light in the distance and follow it to find a party of feasting elves. Starving, the Company decides to leave the path to beg for food, but the Elves disappear when the Dwarves approach. They spot the feast two more times in other parts of the forest, but the Elves continue to disappear. Bilbo dozes off, dreaming of dinner.
Bilbo awakes to find himself bound up by the sticky threads spun by a giant spider. With some difficulty, he frees himself and kills the spider with his sword. He passes out from the exertion and when he regains consciousness, he feels much braver and names his sword Sting. He puts on the ring, becoming invisible, and goes looking for the dwarves. He finds the Dwarves hanging in webs guarded by giant spiders. Bilbo throws stones to scare off the spiders and frees the dwarves. He reveals the secret of the ring to the Dwarves and lures the spiders into a battle, killing some and frightening the others. After the spiders are gone, the Dwarves quiz Bilbo about the ring and he tells them how he obtained it from Gollum, as well as the riddle game. Suddenly, the Dwarves realize that Thorin is missing.
Meanwhile, Thorin has been captured by the Elves who were feasting in the forest. They take him to their cavern stronghold and deliver him to their king, who has him thrown in the dungeon when he won't reveal what he was doing in Mirkwood.
==Appearances and mentions==
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Vlieë en Spinnekoppe
Albanian 	Fluturon dhe merimangat
Amharic 	ዝንቦች እና ሸረሪዎች
Arabic 	الذباب والعناكب
Armenian 	Ճանճեր եւ սարդեր
Assamese 	মাখি আৰু কেঁচু
Azerbaijani 	Uçur və Örümcekler
Basque 	Euli eta armiarmak
Belarusian Cyrillic	Мухі і павукі
Bengali 	মাছি এবং মাকড়সা
Bosnian 	Muhe i pauci
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Пеперуди и паяци
Cambodian 	រុយនិងពីងពាង
Catalan 	Mosques i aranyes
Chinese 	苍蝇和蜘蛛
Cornish 	Kelyonen ha Kenesen
Croatian 	Muhe i pauci
Czech 	Mouchy a pavouci
Danish 	Fluer og Edderkopper
Dari 	مگس ها و عنکبوت ها
Dutch 	Vliegen en Spinnen
Esperanto 	Muŝoj kaj Araneoj
Estonian 	Kärbsed ja ämblikad
Faroese 	Flugur og Eiturkoppur
Finnish 	Hämähäkkejä
French 	Mouches et Araignées
Friulian 	Moschis e Arançs
Galician 	Moscas e Arañas
Georgian 	ფრიალებს და ობობები
German 	Fliegen und Spinnen
Greek 	Μύγες και Αράχνες
Gujarati 	ફ્લાય્સ અને સ્પાઈડર
Hebrew 	זבובים ועכבישים
Hindi 	मक्खियों और मकड़ियों
Hungarian 	Legyek és pókok
Icelandic 	Flugur og köngulær
Indonesian 	Lalat-lalat dan laba-laba
Irish Gaelic 	Cuileoga agus damháin alla
Italian 	Mosche e ragni
Japanese 	ハエやクモ
Kannada 	ಫ್ಲೈಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ಜೇಡಗಳು
Kazakh 	Шыбындар мен пауки (Cyrillic) Şıbındar men pawkï (Latin)
Konkani 	माशी आनी कोळी
Korean 	파리와 거미
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Чымын жана жөргөмүштөр
Kurdish 	Mêşa û pîrêyan (Kurmanji)
Laotian 	ແມງວັນແລະແມງມຸມ
Latin 	Mvscae et Araneae
Latvian 	Mušas un zirnekļi
Lithuanian 	Musės ir vorai
Macedonian Cyrillic	Муви и пајаци
Maithili 	मक्खी आ मकड़ा
Malaysian 	Lalat-lalat dan labah-labah
Maltese 	Dubbien u spideri
Marathi 	उडतो आणि मकळे
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ялаа болон Аалз
Nepalese 	झिंगा र माकुरो
Norwegian 	Fluer og Edderkopper
Occitan 	Moscas e Aranhas
Pashto 	مچان او مکړه
Persian 	مگس و عنکبوت
Polish 	Muchy i pająki
Punjabi 	ਮੱਖੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਮੱਕੜੀਆਂ
Portuguese 	Moscas e aranhas
Romanian 	Muște și păianjeni
Romansh 	Mustgas e filiens
Russian 	Пауки и мухи
Scottish Gaelic 	Cuileagan agus damhain-allaidh
Serbian 	Муве и пауци (Cyrillic) Muve i pauci (Latin)
Sicilian 	Musche e Ragnu
Sindhi 	مکيون ۽ مکڙا
Sinhalese 	මැස්සන් සහ මකුළුවන්
Slovak 	Muchy a pavúky
Slovenian 	Muhe in pajki
Somali 	Duqsi iyo Caaro
Spanish 	Moscas y arañas
Sundanese 	Laleur jeung Lancah
Swahili 	Nzi na Buibui
Swedish 	Flugor och Spindlar
Tajik Cyrillic 	Пашшаҳо ва Тортанакҳо
Tamil 	ஈக்கள் மற்றும் ஸ்பைடர்கள்
Tatar 	Чебеннәр һәм Үрмәкүчләр
Telugu 	ఈగలు మరియు సాలెపురుగులు
Thai 	แมลงวันและแมงมุม
Turkish 	Sinekler ve Örümcekler
Turkmen 	Çybynlar we Örümçiler
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Мухи і павуки
Urdu 	مسلیں اور مکڑیاں
Uzbek 	Чивинлари ва ўргимчаклар (Cyrillic) Chivinlari va o'rgimchaklar (Latin)
Venetian 	Mosche e Ragni
Vietnamese 	Ruồi và nhện
Yiddish 	פליעס און ספּיידערז
Yoruba 	Eṣinṣin ati aláǹtakùn
pl:Muchy i pająki
ru:Пауки и мухи
Category:The Hobbit chapters