I thought I was alone.

My head ached badly, and I was terribly athirst.
I turned wearily on my side.

The moment my ear touched the ground, I heard the gushing and gurgling of water, and the soft noises made me groan with longing.

At once I was amid a multitude of silent children, and delicious little fruits began to visit my lips.

They came and came until my thirst was gone.
Then I was aware of sounds I had never heard there before; the air was full of little sobs.
I tried to sit up.