The metamorphosis One day, Franz Kafka's sister goes to wake her brother up only to discover that overnight, he has transformed into a giant hideous bug. Terrified, she calls out ""Mother! Mother! Come quick. Look at what has happened to Franz!"" Her mother rushes to her son's bedroom only to see him transformed into a giant beetle, six legs and antenna and all. She cries ""Oh papa, papa. Come look at what has happened to our dear boy"" The father comes into the room. Takes a look at his only son. Runs to open a window, grabs his son's aquarium full of his favorite sea invertebrates and throws the whole thing out the window. ""Papa!"" his daughter asks ""Why did you do that?"" He replies ""With Franz like this, who needs anemones?""