Very soon his sister noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and never to have to open the door unless it was especially important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her.
La hermana se dio cuenta inmediatamente de la nueva diversión que Gregorio había descubierto – dejaba tras de sí al arrastrarse por todas partes huellas de su sustancia pegajosa – y entonces se le metió en la cabeza proporcionar a Gregorio la posibilidad de arrastrarse a gran escala y sacar de allí los muebles que lo impedían, es decir, sobre todo el armario y el escritorio, ella no era capaz de hacerlo todo sola; tampoco se atrevía a pedir ayuda al padre; la criada no la hubiese ayudado seguramente, porque esa chica, de unos dieciséis años, resistía ciertamente con valor desde que se despidió la cocinera anterior, pero había pedido el favor de poder mantener la cocina constantemente cerrada y abrirla solamente a una señal determinada. Así pues, no le quedó a la hermana más remedio que valerse de la madre, una vez que estaba el padre ausente.