Staff and pupils at a village school were left shaken when they returned from the half-term holidays to find a giant nest containing three mysterious eggs.

The police were called in following the discovery just before 9am on Monday at Milstead and Frinsted primary.

The eggs, which were white in colour with bluey/pinkey dots, were left under a tree some time between the school breaking up and children returning from their hard-earned rest.

Staff moved quickly to isolate the area by putting a plastic tape cordon around the nest while curious kiddies looked on.

Throughout the school day, debate raged on what the eggs could be and whether the 'mother' would be returning to eat pupils, staff or both.

The general consensus was that they belonged to an ostrich or a crocodile or a T-rex or a dog or a chicken or an emu...or came from space.

One young boy, who asked not to be named, said he'd noticed claw marks on a tree and nearby horses acting strangely.

When asked what they would do if the creatures turned out to be crocodiles, the children were split between selling and keeping them to patrol the school grounds.

Head of school, Katherine Baker, said strange markings had been left in the playground and warned the children not to get too close.

The police were called and PC Andrew Dennett arrived on Monday afternoon to interview the children about what they'd seen.

At the time of going to press, the eggs still hadn't hatched, but cracks were appearing and pupils were desperate to discover what was inside.

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