Disclaimer: The Hobbit and all its characters belong to the Great Professor, not me. I'm just playing with them and I promise to put them away when I'm done.

A/N: I know I said I was done with haikus… I lied. These won't be as numerous as the Silm. haikus (I'm thinking of only two chapters worth of these), but hopefully they'll be better.

Help Wanted
Dwarf King in exile
Seeks companions for journey
Small chance of danger

Adventure's Beginning

Complacent hobbit
Life turned upside down by dwarves
Left home sans hanky

Beorn
A great bear of a man
Seldom welcomes company
Gandalf persuaded

Trolls
Eaters of mutton
Caught dwarves and burrahobbit
Argued 'til sunrise

Out of Bonds
Brave Barrel-Rider
Thanks Valar for drunken elves
Escapes while they sleep

Left behind
Lost in dark tunnels
No way to go but forward
Finds a Ring by chance

Sting
Blade of Gondolin
Ended up in Trolls' larder
A sword for Bilbo

Smaug
Fearsome fire drake
Usurped King-Under-Mountain
Sleeps on bed of gold

Bard
Descendent of Dale
Listened to Thrush's wise words
Sped black arrow home