<div>After several days of warm sunshine, it started to rain again in Nanjing, leaving this city in wet surroundings. On such days, I recalled an antidote in my childhood.&nbsp;</div><div>At that time, the rain lasted a long time just like now. Finally it stopped. Then I headed for my grandfather's house which was a five-minute-walk away from my home. On the way I needed to walk through a footpath. Next to the path was a few acres of farmland. Plants grew well and I enjoyed seeing them swaying in the wind.&nbsp;</div><div>However, that day I was horrified to find that countless snakes were crawling on the ground. All of them were right there in front of me. I was nearly scared to death. Suddenly my mind went blank. Somehow I decided to run through the alley. All the way I kept jumping to avoid the snakes until reaching the other side of the path. Then I met my grandfather and shared him with my adventure. Guess what?</div><div>Turned out they were not snakes. They were earthworms. Days of rain left the earth damp and lack of oxygen. So they crept out to breathe the air. But stupid me mistook earthworms for snakes!</div>