During The Last Alliance of Elves and Men, an elf was captured by
an orc. He was injured very badly, and his arm needed to be amputated.
He asked the orc, "Could you send my arm to Mirkwood?"
The orc said he would.
The next day the elf's other arm had to be amputated, and he asked
if it could be sent to Mirkwood, too. The orc agreed.
Then the elf's leg had to be amputated, and he asked the same thing.
The orc agreed to that as well.
But when the elf's other leg had to be amputated, and he asked thing
same to be done with it, the orc got fed up.
"Now hold on," the orc said, "You're trying to escape, aren't you?"
