This was a "challenge" my dad gave my sisters and myself a couple of years ago (and for some reason I just remembered it now ). We were going over some book which said that any story has a basic (or main) plot which can be summerized in a sentence. The book then went on to give the summary of Cinderella, Snow White, etc.
"What about LOTR?", my sister asked.
So, we were supposed to come up with a one sentence summary of the main plot of LOTR.
My 3rd grader sister was the only one who could. And her sentences used to phrase "and then" quite often.
So, can anyone here come up with a sentence that summerizes the basic plot of LOTR. And wht is the main plot of it?

Erm... its tough, but I'll give it a try! lol

The task of destroying the Ring, and through that, saving Middle-earth from evil falls upon a Hobbit, Frodo, and a group of brave friends.

Eh- not the greatest plot summary, but I didn't want to write a run-on sentence. lol

Let's see...this should be fun...

There is a great Ring that has the potential to destroy the world, and a Hobbit is the only one capable of ridding Middle-earth of this evil.

...woot.

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Oh, I stink at summerizing things! and what Anie and Elenya said was really good... how can I top that? but, let me see....

Middle-earth is threatened by a growing evil in the east when a lone Hobbit and his companions come forth to release the world of the powerful one Ring and it's evil maker.

sounds stupid compared to the other two but I gave it a good shot....

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^Hey, you know, that doesn't sound too bad, PD. And it's slightly more thorough than mine.

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LotR= A whole bunch of fully grown men fighting a war over a piece of jewley.

Sorry, a friend of mine came up with that during compelete sillyness hour.

Good one- A group of 9 people trying to destory The Ring of Power and rid Middle Earth of all evil.

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Actually, that's pretty much accurate.

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Those are great! Both the serious and not so serious ones! Better then any I've ever heard!

^:laugh: nice one!!! although it is kinda close...

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Haha! I love that!

Hmm...The story in which nine companions and their allies must complete a perilous mission in order to destroy the one ring, the source of all evil, forever, and in doing so must fight wars, forge new allies, and embark on dangerous journeys.

Yeah, that's totally not a run-on sentence.

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Would you ever have thought, that hobbits, dwarfs, humans, elves and a wizard,
could band together to save Middle Earth from destruction, with the help of a tiny golden ring?

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^Actually, that sounds really good.

And I can't possible do this seriously, so...

In the land of Middle-Earth, only a hobbit with a magic ring could survive a stabbing, a skewering, a giant spider-bite, and losing a finger.

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that's actually pretty good Tar...*thinks of one*

Middle Earth = a place where evil grows and is destroyed by the same small ring that created it.


That's the best I could come up with.

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haha that's cool
hmm.. that's really hard..
a story about a journey, made by nine companions to destroy the most evil thing on earth, that contains wisdom everyone can use for their lives.
ok, that probably was such a bad summary, but I'm not good at summarising stories.. especially not LotR

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I really like that. Dramatic.

I don't have another sentence. Sorry.

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