human
Please generate a brief description of a dreary scene outside the wilderness woods with a dead tree, muddy streaks, and hoofprints.
assistant
A dead tree lies toppled across the path, bare of leaves and fruit. Its branches are dry and brittle, suggesting it was felled quite some time ago. Muddy streaks cross the trunk with hoofprints in the dirt on either side, evidence of a recent crossing by a small hooved creature.