An Claochl�� / The Metamorphosis

Bhí solas an tram leictrigh ina luí anseo agus ansiúd ar an tsíleáil agus ar na codanna níos airde den troscán The light of the electric tram lay pale here and there on the ceiling and on the higher parts of the furnitureach síos ar leibhéal Gregor ar bhí sé dorcha but down at Gregor's level it was darkBhrúigh sé é féin go mall i dtreo an dorais féachaint cad a tharla ansin He slowly pushed himself towards the door to see what had happened therebhí sé fós clumsy lena mothaithe rud a d'fhoghlaim sé ach anois a thuiscint he was still clumsy with his feelers which he only now learned to appreciateBhí an chuma ar an taobh clé go raibh scar fada míthaitneamhach daingean His left side seemed to have one long unpleasantly tight scaragus bhí air limp literally ar a dhá shraith de chosa and he had to literally limp on his two rows of legsTeagmhasach bhí duine de na cosa gortaithe go dona le linn eachtraí na maidine Incidentally one of the legs had been seriously injured during the morning's incidentsba bheag an mhíorúilt é nár gortaíodh ach duine amháin dá chosa it was almost a miracle that only one of his legs was injuredagus tharraing sé a chos gan bheatha and he dragged his leg lifelesslyNuair a shroich sé an doras go dtí gur thuig sé cad a mheall ann é Only when he reached the door did he realize what had actually lured him thereba é boladh ruda inite a mheall ansin é it was the smell of something edible that had lured him there