Read the adapted excerpt from gulliver’s travels by jonathan swift. the basin was so small that i walked near a mile before i go
t to the shore, which i conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening. i then advanced forward near half a mile, but could not discover any sign of houses or inhabitants; at least, i was in so weak a condition, that i did not observe them. i was extremely tired, and with that, and the heat of the weather, i found myself much inclined to sleep. i lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where i slept sounder than ever i remembered to have done in my life, and, as i reckoned, for about nine hours; for, when i awaked, it was just daylight. i attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: for as i happened to lie on my back, i found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. i likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs. i could only look upwards, the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. which choice provides the best objective summary of the excerpt?
