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"What have I got in my pockets?" Bilbo asked
"Ssssss, 'tisn't fair. You must give me some guesses." Gollum said.
"Very well. Go ahead then."
"A watch,"
"No,"
"A candle,"
"No,"
"Keys?"
"No,"
"String,"
"No,"
"A fish?"
"Not as such."
"A knife."
"No,"
"Cuff links?"
"No,"
"Thumbtacks,"
"No,"
"A lump of cheese,"
"I did have, but the cat's eaten it."
"Did he?"
"She, sir."
"A ping-pong ball?"
"No,"
"A handful of filberts?"
"No,"
"Roll of duct tape?"
"No,"
"Feathers?"
"No,"
"Very small rocks?"
"Only on Thursdays. Actually, it's a..."
"No wait, I'm keen to guess. A gerbil?"
"No,"
"A blancmange?"
"No,"
"Shoelaces?"
"No,"
"An egg?"
"No,"
"A picture of Dwight Eisenhower?"
"No,"
"Two sheds?"
"No,"
"A bill?, A bow?"
"Yes?"
"Yess!?" Gollum leapt up. "Which is it, a bill or a bow?"
"Oh, I'm sorry I thought you were addressing me. That's my name, Bilbo."
"Chapstick?"
"No,"
"A pencil?"
"No,"
"Lint?"
"No,"
"After dinner mints?"
"No,"
"Vice-grips?"
"No,"
Gollum threw his slimy hands in the air. "Ach, sssssss. I gives up, I gives upsses. You win. What has it gots in its pocketses?"
"Oh, just the ring I found on the ground over there. It seems to turn one invisible." Bilbo said.
"AAAAIIIII! My Birthday Present! My Precious! Give it to me! I'll wring its neck. I'll eats it!."
Bilbo slid the ring on his finger as the foul creature reached for him and slipped away.