Gaius was annoyed. He hadn't wanted to look for worms on a beach. He knew nothing about sand worms. And that know-all Margaret probably knew everything there was to know.
He decided to do a bit of quick homework, and googled sand worms on his computer.
Sand worms grow to hundreds of feet in length, he read, and have large crystalline teeth.
Good heavens, muttered Gaius. I shall need sturdy shoes, and an enormous jar!
He found an empty glass jar that had once been used for pickling onions. It didn't look big enough for a worm that was hundreds of feet long.
It will just have to do, he thought. There must be worms that are shorter.
He got on his bicycle and cycled all the way down to Largs. Margaret was waiting for him at a table under a tree near the kiosk.
Hello Gaius! she called. Come over here! Let's have lunch first.
Gaius went over.
Whatever's that? she asked, pointing at his large glass onion pickling jar.
It's for the worms, said Gaius. I hope it will be big enough.
Ha ha! laughed Margaret. You must want a lot.
It might not be big enough even for one, said Gaius. Didn't you know that sand worms can grow to be hundreds of feet long?
Don't be silly, said Margaret. Next you'll be telling me they have great big crystalline teeth!
Ha ha! laughed Gaius, uncertainly.
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