They seek refuge in an old mill where the Woodsman grinds "Edelwood" trees into oil to fuel his dark lantern. A monstrous, shadowy creature—which they mistake for the Beast—attacks the mill.

is the premiere chapter of Cartoon Network’s award-winning 2014 miniseries, Over the Garden Wall . This 11-minute episode serves as an atmospheric entry point into "The Unknown," a mysterious and purgatorial forest where two half-brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost. Plot Summary

The episode introduces the contrasting personalities of the protagonists: (voiced by Elijah Wood), a neurotic and poetic teenager, and Greg (voiced by Colin Dean), his whimsical and relentlessly optimistic younger brother.

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After a chaotic struggle involving candy trails and a mechanical wheel, the boys discover the "monster" is actually just a dog that swallowed a black turtle, causing it to transform. Despite their narrow escape, the Woodsman urges them to flee the woods before they are truly lost. Thematic & Visual Elements

While wandering the dark woods, they encounter a grim figure known as the Woodsman (voiced by Christopher Lloyd), who warns them of a terrifying entity called "The Beast" .