Tae is an active octogenarian who lives with an unusually talkative cat. Why do the fishermen in her seaside town find dead fish coming in with the tide every morning?
To put a negative spin on that, 
you could say he was timid.
.إن أردت جعل الأمر سلبيًّا، فيمكن أن تقول أنّه كان خجولًا
Wenn du ihm was anhängen willst,
dann, dass er ängstlich war.
O, se vogliamo essere cattivi, 
era un uomo timoroso.
Se quiser levar para o lado negativo,
pode até dizer que era tímido.