Writing task. An unbelievable thing happened in the woods

Writing task: Ask your students to imagine an ancient wood set on a steep hill. A stranger arrives in an exhausted state late one stormy night at a tavern nearby the woods and tells an unbelievable tale about what had just happened to him in the woods. Although it is unbelievable it is told in a way which is convincing. Ask your students to write that tale. A short story called Reginald is provided as an inspiration to their imaginations to help them devise their own story.