The small creature[spider] is alive and looks for adventure. Here's the drainpipe--a long tunnel going up toward some light. The spider doesn't even think about it--just goes. Disaster befalls it--flood, rain, powerful forces. And the spider is knocked down and out beyond where it started. Does the Spider say "to hell with that"? No.Sun comes out--Clears things up--dries off the spider. And the small creature goes ober to the drainpipe and thinks it really wants to know what's up there. It's a little wiser now--checks the sky first, looks for better toeholds, says a spider prayer, and heads up through mystery toward the light and wherever.