Bilbo told Smaug a riddle to keep him distracted.
Chat with our AI personalities
When Bilbo meets Smaug the dragon for the first time, he is wearing the Ring and so is invisible. He distracts the dragon by riddling about his identity.
The rising action of The Hobbit is when Bilbo and his band of dwarves come to the Lonely Mountain and go inside.
The dwarves are Bilbo's friends for most of the Hobbit.
The thrush overheard the conversation that Bilbo had with the dragon about the spot.
Clue finder is one of the names that the invisible Bilbo Baggins uses when he boasts to Smaug the dragon.
Bilbo Baggins was hired to be the burgler in the Hobbit.