Residents of a small suburban neighborhood were left in shock as they woke up to find a group of Ents, the giant sentient trees from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, stomping through their streets. The Ents, who had apparently seen the towering elm tree from a distance, had set out on a mission to find their lost brother.

“We thought it was one of us, wandering into the wrong neighborhood,” said Treebeard, the leader of the Ents. “But once we got closer, we realized it was just an overgrown elm that needed a little bit of maintenance.”

The Ents, who are known for their love of nature and their desire to protect it, felt terrible. Cars were crushed, fences were knocked down, and the road was left in shambles as the Ents stomped their way to meet what they thought was one of their own.

“It’s a shame that the owner of that house didn’t take better care of his tree,” said Treebeard. “If he had just called CalWest Tree Services, the local tree service company, we wouldn’t have had to go on this wild goose chase.”

In the end, the Ents apologized for the chaos they caused and returned to the forest. Meanwhile, the owner of the elm tree vowed to keep a closer eye on its tree in the future and to call CalWest Tree Services to maintain it properly. And the neighborhood vowed to be more careful to not let their trees grow that big again.