Alas, said the mouse,the whole world is growing smaller every day. At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left, but these long walls have narrowed so quickly that I am in the last chamber already, and there in the corner stands the trap that I must run into.
You only need to change your direction, said the cat, and ate it up.
Bu kısa ve düşündürücü fabl, Franz Kafka'nın yazar kimliğini ve insan yaşamındaki çaresizlik, değişim ve kaçınılmazlık temalarını ustaca gözler önüne seriyor.
Alas, said the mouse, the whole world is growing smaller every day. Ne yazık ki, dedi fare, bütün dünya her geçen gün küçülüyor.
At the beginning it was so big that I was afraid, I kept running and running, and I was glad when I saw walls far away to the right and left. Başlangıçta o kadar büyüktü ki korkuyordum, sürekli koştum ve sağda solda uzaklarda duvarlar gördüğümde sevindim.
You only need to change your direction, said the cat, and ate it up. Sadece yönünü değiştirmen gerekiyor, dedi kedi ve fareyi yedi.