When everyone returned to the cabin, Helen immediately came out to greet them.
“Wow, that’s a huge haul!”
Mr Luca beamed with pride. “Of course! Didn’t you see who went out to pull in the nets?”
“Ah, so we should thank you, Mr. Luca, for bringing such good luck?”
Aloe and Mira peeked out from inside the cabin, squatting by the buckets to inspect the seafood.
“Wow, these shells are enormous!” Little Aloe exclaimed, lifting one almost as big as her forehead.
Just then, the shell slowly opened, and several tentacles slithered out.
Little Aloe’s face turned pale, and she screamed, tossing the shell away—right into Noah’s arms.
Noah caught...