Jonathan Swift / Tranzlaty
When I woke daylight had just broken.Kad sam se probudio, upravo je svanulo.I attempted to rise, but I could not get up.Pokušao/la sam da ustanem, ali nisam mogao/la ustati.I had happened to fall asleep on my back.Slučajno sam zaspao na leđima.And now my arms and legs were fastened to the ground.A sada su mi ruke i noge bile pričvršćene za tlo.My hair, which was long and thick, was tied down too.Moja kosa, koja je bila duga i gusta, također je bila svezana.I could only look upward, unable to move in any way.Mogao sam samo gledati prema gore, nesposoban da se pomaknem na bilo koji način.The sun began to grow hot, and the light hurt my eyes.Sunce je počelo da prži, a svjetlost me je boljela u očima.I heard a confused noise all around me.Čuo sam zbunjujuću buku svuda oko sebe.But I could see nothing except the sky above me.Ali nisam mogao vidjeti ništa osim neba iznad sebe.After a little time I felt something alive.Nakon kratkog vremena osjetio sam nešto živo.Something was moving on my left leg.Nešto se pomjeralo na mojoj lijevoj nozi.It gently advanced over my chest.Nježno se kretalo preko mojih grudi.And then it came almost up to my chin.A onda mi je došlo skoro do brade.