Look at What the Elephant Does
Usually, elephants stick together no matter what. If one of the elephants becomes injured, the whole group slows down. The fact that this elephant was by herself on top of the fact that she was agitated meant that something must have been very wrong. The villagers decided to check out the situation.
Quick to Attack
Even though the villagers were curious to figure out what was happening, they realized that she might be injured and also might be quick to attack due to her agitation. Since they knew this was an unusual situation, they were a little hesitant to approach her. One man decided to bravely take a closer look.