Out of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling.
Durante el día Gregorio no quería mostrarse por la ventana, por consideración a sus padres, pero tampoco podía arrastrarse demasiado por los pocos metros cuadrados del suelo; ya soportaba con dificultad estar tumbado tranquilamente durante la noche, pronto ya ni siquiera la comida le producía alegría alguna y así, para distraerse, adoptó la costumbre de arrastrarse en todas direcciones por las paredes y el techo.