The Burrow (short story)

"The Burrow"
AuthorFranz Kafka
Original title"Der Bau"
LanguageGerman
Genre(s)Short story
Published inBeim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer
Media typebook (hardcover)
Publication date1931
Published in English

"The Burrow" ("Der Bau") is a short story by Franz Kafka written six months before his death.

The last sentence of the story, is "But all remained unchanged, the—". This sentence is at the end of a page, implying that Kafka had written more.

Before publishing, Max Brod changed the last sentence to "But all remained the same."

Plot: In the story a badger-like creature struggles (or has difficulties) to secure (or protect) the labyrinthine burrow he has dug out as a home.