Why was silkworm a helpful creature? Support your answer with an example from the text.

The female Silkworm is by no means the most outspoken passenger on the peach. For the most part, she remains sleepy and inactive, though she does have an incredibly important role in saving the peach from the attacking sharks: here, she spins as much silk as possible for James to wrap around the seagulls' necks. She saves the day in another instance as well, when she spins enough silk for James to jump off of the peach to save Centipede.

After accompanying the peach to New York City, Silkworm settles down and opens a factory with Miss Spider, where the two make ropes for tightrope walkers.