\"And then the spider appeared as it promised at midnight， with a new story to tell...\"

Most of the bedtime stories my mother told me had something to do with a spider:she's Polish， and the spider is a big part of their children's story tradition. Perhapsbecause it can wander about unnoticed， it is a great observer of life and people's lives:and from its innocent comments， we， the children， used to draw our own conclusions.