The witch thought for a moment, then said, "I dolike to be entertained. I'll release him to anybodywho can eat a whole front door."Big Maggot looked at the house made from muffins and said, "No problem, I could eat an entire house made from muffins if I wanted to.""That's nothing," said the next maggot. "I could eat twohouses.""There's no need to show off," said the witch. Just eat one front door and I'll let you have Piglet."Kate watched, feeling very worried. She didn't want the witch to give Piglet to Big Maggot. She didn't think Piglet would like living with a dotty maggot, away from her house and all her other toys.The other four maggots watched while Big Maggot put on his bib and withdrew a knife and fork from his pocket.
"I'll eat this whole house," said Big Maggot. "Justyou watch!"Big Maggot pulled off a corner of the front door of the house made from pancakes. He gulped it down smiling, and went back for more. And more. And more.Eventually, Big Maggot started to get bigger - just a little bit bigger at first. But after a few morefork-fulls of pancakes, he grew to the size of a large snowball - and he was every bit as round."Erm... I don't feel too good," said Big Maggot.Suddenly, he started to roll. He'd grown so round that he could no longer balance!"Help!" he cried, as he rolled off down a slope into the forest.Big Maggot never finished eating the front door made from pancakes and Piglet remained trapped in the witch's cage.
Average Maggot stepped up, and approached the house made from pizzas."I'll eat this whole house," said Average Maggot."Just you watch!"Average Maggot pulled off a corner of the front door of the house made from pizzas. She gulped it down smiling, and went back for more. And more. And more.After a while, Average Maggot started to look a little queasy. She grew greener... ...and greener.A woodcutter walked into the clearing. "What's this bush doing here?" he asked."I'm not a bush, I'm a maggot!" said Average Maggot."It talks!" exclaimed the woodcutter. "Those talking bushes are the worst kind. I'd better take
it away before somebody gets hurt.""No! Wait!" cried Average Maggot, as the woodcutter picked her up. But the woodcutter ignored her cries and carried the maggot away under his arm.Average Maggot never finished eating the front door made from pizzas and Piglet remained trapped in the witch's cage.
