• Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee depart Bag End, claiming they are moving to Crickhollow.
• we are pursued by mysterious Ringwraiths, but the songs of a group of Elves (led by Gildor) drive them away.
• we spend the night with the Elves, take a short cut to avoid them, and arrive at the farm of Farmer Maggot, who takes them to Buckleberry Ferry.
• There we meet Merry Brandybuck
• When we arrive at Crickhollow, Merry Brandybuck and Pippin Took reveal they know about the One Ring and insist on coming on the question.

(derived from the Wikipedia plot summary of the Lord of the Rings)