The Hobbit is basically the story of a wealthy guy who robs a homeless man while on vacation.
@geekysteven Has a couple of run-ins with some locals, but is always saved by his connections.
@geekysteven Makes sure his contract is airtight with Germanic mercenaries, helps murder foreign big guy and comes home with chests of gold. Yeah, British Empire was not dead yet.
@geekysteven Either that, or he has an extremely large home and the wealthy guy declared it uninhabited in order to pillage...
@geekysteven Guy on vacation gets kidnapped, during escape finds an unattended item, meets homeless cannibal who is not subtly considering eating him, continues escape in good faith