Put that silkworm down!

Silkworm larvae there.

Silkworm Weaving a Cocoon.

Participation of women in silkworm-rearing:

Half the silkworms are either sick or dead.

But I can touch all these silkworms as much as I please.

Even if you feed them, the silkworms are still all mine.

There was no one to take care of the silkworms anymore.

I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches!

I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches!