so he was feeling very happy , and as he walked along he was humming a tune to himself . his road took him by the foot of merlin 's crag , and as he approached it he was astonished to find himself growing strangely tired . his eyelids dropped over his eyes as if he were going to sleep , and his feet grew as heavy as lead . " i will sit down and take a rest for a few minutes , " he said to himself ; " the road home never seemed so long as it does to - day . " so he sat down on a tuft of grass right under the shadow of the crag , and before he knew where he was he had fallen into a deep and heavy slumber .
astonished .
how did the poor man feel after he grew strangely tired ?
how did the poor man feel after he grew strangely tired ?