Excerpt from James and the Giant Peach "It's too late to tell stories now," the Old-Green-Grasshopper announced. "It's time to go to sleep." "I refuse to sleep in my boots!" the Centipede cried. "How many more are there to come off James?" "I think I've done twenty so far," James told him. "Then that leaves eighty to go," the Centipede said. "Twenty-two, not eighty!" shrieked the Earthworm. "He's lying again." The Centipede roared with laugher. "Stop pulling the Earthworm's leg," the Ladybug said. This sent the Centipede inot hysterics. "Pulling his leg!" he cried, wriggling with glee and pointing at the Earthworm. "Which leg am I pulling? You tell me that?"