Grumpy wizards make toxic brew for the evil Queen and Jack. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed.

• He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly.
• His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked.
• The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready.
• One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams.