J. R. R. Tolkien — The Lore of Living Creatures

Learn now the lore of Living Creatures! First name the four, the free peoples: Eldest of all, the elf-children; Dwarf the delver, dark are his houses; Ent the earthborn, old as mountains; Man the mortal, master of horses... Beaver the builder, buck the leaper, Bear bee-hunter, boar the fighter; Hound is hungry, hare is fearful... Eagle in eyrie, ox in pasture, Hart horn-crownéd; hawk is swiftest, Swan the whitest, serpent coldest... [Added by Pippin] Half-grown hobbits, the hole-dwellers.