Farmer Giles of Ham Other Stories Author:J.R.R. Tolkien FARMER GILES OF HAM is one of Tolkien's most popular stories. Full of wit and humor and set in the days of giants and dragons, it tells the tale of a reluctant hero who saves his village from the dragon Chrysophylax. — SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR tells of baking a Great Cake to mark the Feast of Good Children and the magical events that follow, while ... more »LEAF BY NIGGLE recounts the adventures of a painter trying to capture a tree on canvas.« less