A small worm by the sound of it; chosen for that reason, no doubt.

A small worm of fear gnawed at the base of his heart.

Probably they would have taken a small red worm, pitched into the ripple of a rise; but we did not try that.

A small white worm moved over a lettuce leaf in the center of Selvy's plate.

A small worm of blood was running away from the point of entry.

I felt like the smallest and meanest worm on earth.

As Rosie watched, she saw a small white worm wriggle out from beneath one of them.

The thought of masticaling the small white worms was intolerable.

What could it possibly matter if they took a small worm or two?

"We will have to make do with a small white worm."