Iswaran describes the uprooted tree on the highway in a very dramatic, suspenseful way.

He raises his eyebrows and stretches out his hands as if acting on a stage, first telling that the road was deserted and he was all alone. Then he says he suddenly saw something that looked like an enormous bushy beast lying sprawled across the road. He even feels like turning back in fear, but when he goes closer, he realizes it is only a fallen tree with its dry branches spread out.

The effect he wants to create on his listeners is a strong sense of suspense followed by a surprise ending, so that even a simple incident like an uprooted tree becomes exciting and gripping to hear.