He managed to get the worm struggling on the end of its line into a basket which he carried with him this is the basket that he normally used to catch his fish. The day had become dark and cloudy and he thought well that's it for fishing i just don't fancy it anymore. He started walking home with the with the worm in the basket but with each step he found himself getting more and more tired and more and more depressed and at that moment the man john john lampton turned back to the man but he disappeared where had he gone he didn't know but he wasn't there anymore.