B2MeM Challenge: ..a folktale or fairytale (Crossover 1), Helm's Deep (Alternate Viewpoints).
Format: ficlet
Genre: general
Rating: G
Warnings: um...smoking is bad for you, kids?
Characters: Merry, Pippin, Saruman, Treebeard
Summary:  Helm's Deep/Destruction of Isengard meets the Indian tale of "The Tiger, the Brahmin, and the Jackal."

Note: I'm not sure if many are familiar with the original folktale, but I attest it is made of awesome. 


(  “Well, that’s a mite depressing, to be sure,” said Pippin, “but what about us?” )