Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for instance, …
Ketika pada suatu pagi terbangun dari mimpi buruk, Gregor Samsa mendapati dirinya telah berubah menjadi seekor serangga raksasa yang menjijikkan di ranjangnya. Ia telentang dengan batok punggungnya yang keras, dan jika sedikit mengangkat kepala, ia bisa melihat perutnya yang cokelat berbulu dan berbuku-buku melengkung kaku di atas hamparan seprai yang tampak hendak melorot seluruhnya. Kakinya y…