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Bilbo's Conversation with Smaug from "The Hobbit". Bilbo returns to the lair, wearing the ring. Smaug, pretending to sleep, engages him in riddling talk.

the next day, during a second visit to the dragon's lair

Bilbo's Conversation with Smaug

Bilbo returns to the lair, wearing the ring. Smaug, pretending to sleep, engages him in riddling talk. Bilbo flatters the dragon and discovers a bare patch on Smaug's left breast. He escapes, but Smaug deduces the involvement of Lake-town. This conversation reveals the dragon's weakness and sets the stage for his downfall.