Fairy tales and sleep
Gulliver is made a prisoner while he is asleep:
was extremely tired,
and with that, and the Heat of the Weather, and about half a Pint of Brandy
that I drank as I left the Ship, 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 remember to have done in my Life, and, as I reckoned, above Nine
Hours; for when I awakened, it was just Day-light. I attempted to rise, but
was not able to stir: For as I happen'd to lye 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 Armpits to my Thighs.»
(From Gulliver's Travels, written by Jonathan Swift end of the 19th century)
