“They are sharks!” cried the Earthworm. “I’ll bet you anything you like that they are sharks and they have come along to eat us up!” “What absolute rot!” the Centipede said, but his voice seemed suddenly to have become a little shaky, and he wasn’t laughing. “I am positive they are sharks!” said the Earthworm. “I just know they are sharks!” And so, in actual fact, did everybody else, but they were too frightened to admit it.
