Why was the girl in hospital?
Nearly a week passed before
the girl was able to explain
what had happened to her.
One afternoon she set out
from the coast in a small boat
and was caught in a storm.
Towards evening,
the boat struck a rock and
the girl jumped into the sea.
Then she swam to the shore
after spending the whole night in the water.
During that time she covered
a distance of eight miles.
Early next morning,
she saw a light ahead.
She knew she was near the shore
because the light was high up on the cliffs.
On arriving at the shore,
the girl struggled up the cliff towards
the light she had seen.
That was all she remembered.
When she woke up a day later,
she found herself in hospital.