She swallows him

She willed her jaw to stretch and open, like a snake. She engulfed his head and swallowed it down her throat. He tasted strange; there was an acrid, smoky and leafy taste to him. Before he could realise what was happening to him he found himself inside her stomach.

“What!?” he gasped, confused. “What is happening? Where am I? Let me out! They warned me not to stray from the path, I thought it was superstition or conservation.”

“What are you doing in my forest? Tell me, and I might let you go, if I like the answer.” Elsie replied.

“I am looking for any indication that a girl named Elsie Acorn might have been abandoned here. Please let me out of whatever this is.” The man begged.