Gandalf introduces them, and Beorn invites the entire company to stay for supper. Gandalf cleverly tells a suspenseful tale about how they killed the Great Goblin and escaped from the Goblins and Wargs, however, and Beorn grows more sympathetic and interested in the dwarves. Gandalf introduces himself and Bilbo to Beorn, who at first does not appear too friendly. He is called skin-changer because he can change himself into a bear. He takes them to see Beorn the skin-changer, who farms a vast property some distance away. Gandalf tells Bilbo and the dwarves that he must leave them soon. In the morning, the eagles carry the travelers to a large rock, the Carrock.
