The shipwreck was a long way away and it would take them most of the day to get there. As they got ready, there was a knock at the door of their cave. “That will be Morva,” their mother said. Morva had offered to look after Pearl while they were gone. “Come in!” everyone shouted, and Morva swam inside the cave, her red hair streaming out behind her. “Octavius is here too,” Morva said. Octavius, the octopus, followed her into the cave. He had tied two of his long wriggly arms together to make a loop and hanging from the loop were lots of shell-containers and bulky seaweed bags. “Pat told me about the party and I’m coming too. My sister, Flora, lives on the shipwreck,” Octavius explained. “I can’t think why she didn’t send me an invitation!” “Why are you taking so much stuff?” asked Kai. “Ah, well .
