when I woke up next morning. and tried to get I could not move. I was lying on my back and my whole body, my arms and legs were strongly faaed to the ground. Even my hair which was long and thick. tied to the ground. The sun began to grow hot, and I was very uncomfortable. Soon I felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face. and when I looked down. I saw a very small human being. only fifteen centimetres tall. He had a bow and arrow in his hands, and there were forty more of these little men following him. I was so surprised that I gave a great shout. They all jumped back, very frightened, and some hurt themselves by falling off my body Meanwhile. I was struggling to unfasten myself, but just as I managed to pull my left arm free of the ro I felt a hundred arrows land on my free hand. and more arrows on my face and body. This was very painful. and made me cry aloud. I lay quietly. to see what would happen next. When they saw I was no longer struggling. they quickly built a platform next to my head, and an official climbed up there to speak to me. Although I could not understand his language. I understood that they would be friendly towards me-if I did not try to harm them. By now I was extremely hungry, so I used sign language to beg the official for food. He seemed to understand me, because immediately ladders were put against my sides and little men climbed up with baskets of food and drink. They were surprised at how much