human
Please generate a brief description of a eerie scene outside town with a crate and a creature.
assistant
The putrid stench of rubbish and rotting offal rises from off-colored swill in a cloud of faintly yellowish vapors. The corner of an aged crate jutting above the bog serves as a sunning perch for a crusty scaled creature. Other more elusive vermin scurry over the muddy surface of the bank, dodge between rustling bushes, or *PLOP!* into the murky waters of the river.