What is in this image? Describe it as if you were explaining it to someone from the 15th century.

The image depicts a whimsical creature akin to an imaginative story or fairy tale. It has a rounded body, similar to a plump man, not wieldy in stature but of a simple and joyful demeanor. Atop its head sits a small bird, perched as if the creature itself is a hill or mound. The creature wears spectacles with round lenses, suggesting wisdom or a need for aid in seeing. Its arms are thin, nearly the substance of reeds, and it emerges from what appears to be a muddy or pocked surface, possibly a fantastical hill or strange landform marked with indentations like that of a cheese. The simplicity and playfulness of the figure could be likened to a character from a troubadour''s tale, meant to amuse or carry a moral lesson.