Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories
where is Rip when he wakes up? What time of day is it? What does he think has happened? What is he worried about?
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle
From the text:
On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes—it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. “Surely,” thought Rip, “I have not slept here all night.”