Research
The woodcutters went on with their work. At the end of their working day, they went back to collect the hollow tree with the special discovery inside. They took all the time they needed. Who knows what else they could discover about this intriguing beast. They no longer had to be afraid of the sharp teeth, the beast had died long ago.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t discover anything on their own. They couldn’t find answers to their questions. Exactly what kind of beast it was, how it got there, how long the beast had been hiding in the tree… only the future could tell. Either way, they’d get to the bottom of this mystery.