1000 words is far too few, in my opinion.
I originally had six or seven paragraphs more of the central story, but had to cut for time. I cut even more of the descriptors. I didn’t even get to describe the inside of the hut properly.
Perhaps I was just too ambitious.
The difficult part was balancing what descriptors to keep, as losing the right ones in the tale makes it more mysterious, and the wrong ones in reality make it bland.
I could have done better.
Still, glad you enjoyed it!