They sat down at the head of the table, where in earlier days the mother, the father, and Gregor had eaten, unfolded their serviettes, and picked up their knives and forks. The mother immediately appeared in the door with a dish of meat and right behind her the sister with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food gave off a lot of steam.
Waliketi kwenye kichwa cha meza, ambapo siku za awali mama, baba, na Gregor walikuwa wamekula, wakafunua serviettes zao, na kuokota visu na uma zao. Mara mama akatokea mlangoni akiwa na sahani ya nyama na nyuma yake yule dada mwenye sahani iliyojaa viazi. Chakula kilitoa mvuke mwingi.