Just then a little worm came into ‘M’e Maneo’s garden. It was hungry. It nibbled the big pumpkin. “Stop,” said the pumpkin. But the little worm nibbled again.

“Stop! You are tickling me,” said the pumpkin. “I don’t like it.” And the pumpkin rolled away down the hill.

The pumpkin stopped in a field at the bottom of the hill. Two shepherds found it. “What shall we do with this pumpkin?” they asked. “Let’s eat it,” they said, “it looks delicious.”