HOW DID IT COME TO THIS?

Zoo – fun happening today!
”Kati, could you help me get dressed in this bee costume?” ”Sure.” //
”Heh. It’s like you’re going to the battle of Helm’s Deep and totally losing.” //
”…” //
”I didn’t understand a word of what you just said.” ”…never mind.” //
Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountains, like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the West, behind the hills, into Shadow…

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Finnish translation by Kersti Juva