Every One and No One by Elwen of the Hidden Valley

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B2MeM Prompt:Folklore, folk tales, and old wives’ tales. Path:Purple
Format:ficlet
Genre:Gen
Rating:Gen
Warnings:None
Characters:Everyone and no one
Pairings:None
Creator’s Notes (optional):None
Summary:How the folklore starts.


Everyone belongs to JRR Tolkien and no one belongs to me.

Every One and No One.

Everyone knew that Bilbo Baggins told a great tale. Every one of Hobbiton's children knew his story of the great dragon, Smaug, by heart. Nearly every one of the adults in the Ivy Bush Tavern could recite Bilbo's adventure, from dwarven tea party to epic battle. Everyone was of the opinion that a story was the only good thing to come from adventuring, other than treasure. Everyone said that Bilbo Baggins came home with a chest filled with gold, and everyone took both treasure and story to be no more than the product of an over-educated mind. Everyone in the Shire knew that too much education could be bad for a body.

No one outside Bag End knew that Frodo Baggins could also weave a good tale. Not one of Hobbiton's bairns would ever lose sleep over stories of giant spiders. No one walked home, trembling in the dark, from the Ivy Bush, for Frodo never spoke of black clad riders, evil wizards, orcs and dark lords. No one accused Deputy Mayor Baggins of spinning tall tales. On the other hand, no one thought him an ordinary hobbit either.

Only after he disappeared that second time did everyone begin to ask what no one had dared before.

Now Sam opened Frodo's huge, red bound book and No One spoke in the Ivy Bush as Everyone leaned in to listen.

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