after this , there was so much all at once : some thyme grew on his arm ; under his chin was an eggplant the size of two of his chins ; there was a large bunch of grapes on his head ; and there was a green bell pepper on one shoulder and yellow one on his other ; also , he was confused by the rutabaga that he had to trim from each his ankles one morning to get his shoes on because he remembered rutabagas were root vegetables .