Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life,rarely travelling any further than his pantry or his cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo is most reluctant to take part in his quest, but hs surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and his skill as a burglar!