Summary

It is getting dark when Gregor wakes to find a bowl of sweetened milk with pieces of bread in it. He tries it, but he is surprised that he doesn't like it. He can do little except wait until the door is opened again. Someone tries to enter, but the person doesn't go beyond a peek before closing the door again. Now the keys are on the other sides of the doors. Ashamed, he presses himself under the couch and remains there until early the next morning when his sister comes in. When she sees him at first she is so shocked that she slams the door shut again. Feeling badly about her response, she immediately opens it again. He watches her carefully as she notices the milk he left and takes it away. In its place she brings an assortment...