I did write that last song. It wasn't from the book. However I try to stick with the book as much as possible. In the book when Treebeard meets the hobbits, he says that they remind him of something that he couldn't remember but he liked it. According to my story, Wandlimbs tree is what the hobbit's voices remind Treebeard of.
An Entmoot After all
Treebeard walked quietly through the forest. He could not believe that Wandlimb had chosen a garden over him. This needed to be discussed by the Ents. The Entwives must have been already planning this for sometime. At least the elder Entwives had been planning it. It was only this morning that Wandlimb had spoken to him. She certainly rushed into this decision. It must have been a matter of great importance to her, he thought. How could I not have seen it?
Treebeard continued to walk through the forest for quite some time. As he walked he began summoning the other Ents. "Hoom, hom", he called. In the distance he heard "hoom, hom, hoom" in reply to his call.
The sun had already started to set by the time he reached his destination. He walked into a small clearing. In the center stood a moss covered stone. Here the Ents started to gather. Treebeard cleared his throat and began to address the Ents.
"My friends, have we all arrived? Is everyone here?" He scanned the Ents to see if any faces were missing.
"Yes Treebeard." said a low, almost inaudible voice. "We are all here." It was the voice of Leaflock, one of Treebeard's old friends.
"Have you noticed that your Entwives have not rejoined you tonight?" Treebeard asked. Every one mumbled a "yes" in response. "I know where they are." Every one stared at Treebeard with a questioning look.
"You have seen them?" asked Leaflock. "Including Treestar?"
"Why yes." He replied. "I do believe I saw her there." The Ents all began to ask if had seen their Entwives there. "Hm, hoom. Now let's not be too hasty. I do believe I saw all the Entwives there, daughters, mothers, and even maids. I do believe there were Entings too."
"And where did you see them Treebeard? I am curious to know." Asked a younger Ent.
"I saw them… They were… growing a garden." Answered Treebeard. He was a little irritated with the young Ent for hurrying him so. It was not the young Ents place.
"Why were they growing a garden?" The young Ent asked again.
"Hm, boy. They wanted order." He sniffed, hinting his displeasure to the lad.
"What? Order? What do you mean?" the lad asked, not catching the hint. However, Leaflock had caught Treebeard's tone and placed a hand on the young Ent's shoulder.
"Don't forget your place boy." He whispered in the young Ent's ear. The lad's cheeks reddened but he said nothing more.
"Just this morning, my Wandlimb came to talk to me. She told me that there was a problem. The Entwives were becoming restless. They were tired of wandering. They wanted to stay in one place."
"One place?" asked an Ent. "How can we stay in one place? That would mean we could only tend to a small part of the forest."
"Yes!" agreed another Ent. "Who has ever heard of an Ent staying in one part of the forest? A shepherd must care for his whole flock, not just a select few!"
"I do not believe the Entwives care for shepherding the forest as we do." Answered Treebeard. "They have made gardens were they feel they are in charge. Where they have some control in their lives. I've always noticed how Fimbrethil has always cared for flowers. Perhaps they are moved by different growing things."
"Those Entwives are stubborn! I want to march down and take back my Entwife. We have been much too lenient, do you not agree?" said another Ent. The Ents began to argue among themselves. Treebeard held up his hands and called for silence.
"Do you not see that we have already been divided? We must stick together lest we be divided even more!" The Ents looked thoughtfully at Treebeard.
"What would you have us do?" asked Leaflock. "We can't just leave them there, can we?"
"Yes we can." Answered Treebeard. Many Ents gasped at this idea. "Here is how I see things. The Entwives do have a valid point. I do not agree with their garden idea, but they do have a right to their opinion on how to live their lives. I say we should let them have their gardens. The Entwives do not sit and listen to the forest with us anyways. They do not shepherd the forest as we do. Their hearts are not in the forest. If we let them have their gardens, we can visit whenever we want. We can spend time with them as much as we choose. However, they can come spend time with us as well. It is a compromise between the two. Things will change yes, but this way every one will be able to have something that they wanted."
"We will also lose something that we want." replied Leaflock. "I love Treestar. I love to spend time with her. She would come and sit at my feet when I sang to the forest. We were not so separated. I do not like the idea of living in a separate home from her."
"Your Entwife has chosen which path she will take… hm… If she truly loved sitting with you in the forest, then she will continue doing so." answered Treebeard with some difficulty. He did not like the idea of living in a different home from Wandlimb either. He could understand his friend's pain. However, the Entwives would only continue to separate themselves in some other, more devastating way if the Ents kept them from their gardens. "What say you?" Treebeard asked an older Ent named Skinbark.
"I… I really don't know…" he stuttered. Skinbark was a gentle creature who did not like confrontation. "I suppose you're right Treebeard. You usually are." The Ents all nodded in agreement.
"I want this decision to be everyone's! I want everyone to agree with this decision. And you must know there is no guarantee that we won't be estranged even more. But that is a risk, I think we must take. Do you all agree?" The Ents all gave a hearty "agreed."
"Very good… hm. Yes very good." replied Treebeard. "Shall we go tell the Entwives our plan?" in response, all the Ents gathered behind Treebeard and he began to lead them down to the gardens.