When Beorn Came Back

I awoke that morning to find Beorn stepping over all the dwarves to get to Bilbo. When Beorn did reach him, he picked him up.

"Good morning, Mr. Baggins!" Beorn shouted. 

"Nice little bunny is getting fatter everyday on bread and honey! Glad to not be eaten by Wargs or goblins or wicked bears, I see," he chuckled as he poked at Bilbo's waistcoat. Beorn was very jolly for a change. We ate breakfast with him and he seemed to be in a very good and humorous mood. He told us stories so funny that we would keep talking about them for days to come. Beorn didn't wait for us to ask what he had done while he was out. He told us as soon as breakfast was over. And this is what I have quoted from the book:

"He had been over the river and right back up into the mountains- from which you can guess that he could travel quickly, in bear's shape at any rate. From the burnt wolf-glade, he had soon found out that part of their story was true; but he had found more than that. He had caught a Warg and a goblin wandering in the woods. From these he had got news: the goblin patrols were still hunting with Wargs for the dwarves, and they were fiercely angry because of the death of the Great Goblin. Also because of the burning of the chief wolf's nose and the death of many of his servants. So much they told him when he forced them, but he guessed there was more wickedness afoot. A great raid of the whole goblin army with their wolf-allies into the lands shadowed by the mountains might soon find the dwarves, or to take vengeance on the men and creatures that lived there and who they thought must be sheltering them."  

"Your story was a good one," said Beorn," but I like it even more so that I know for certain that it's true. You must forgive me for not taking your word. If you lived by Mirkwood, you wouldn't take anyone's words if they weren't your brother or closer. I hurried as fast as I could to see that you were all safe and offer my help to you as much as I can. Please believe that I will think and act more kindly towards dwarves after this. Killed the Great Goblin, killed the Great Goblin!" He chuckled to himself at the thought. 

"What did you do with the goblin and the Warg after you got their information?" Bilbo asked curiously.

"Come and see for yourself!" Beorn replied. We all followed Beorn around the undiscovered side of his house. In the front of the lawn of his entryway, there was a goblin's head stuck on a post connected to his gate. There was also a tree nearby that had a Warg's skin nailed to its trunk. Beorn was a fierce and dreaded enemy to all goblins and their allies. Now that he was our friend, we could get a lot of help and advice from him. He told us to go to bed early so we could help prepare for when we would be on our way to Mirkwood.