A A soldier falls asleep on his lookout, jeopardizing his infantry's mission.
Explanation:
At the beginning of the story, the author Ambrose Bierce narrates how a soldier lays down in a clump of laurel. He describes in detail how the soldier seems to be death at first sight, but in reality he is just sleeping. This event is so dangerous, once the soldier is sleeping when he is supposed to be vigilant, and if the enemy discovers him in such position the author explains how the soldier would immediately be death.
