CHAPTER 7

‘Hey, that’s like the name of your cat!’ says Terry.

‘That’s because it is my cat!’ says Jill. ‘That’s how Silky and I met. This is my story. Remember?’

‘Oh, yeah,’ says Terry. ‘I got so caught up I forgot.’

‘But why was Silky floating on an iceberg in the middle of the ocean?’ I say.

‘Unfortunately, thousands of unwanted kittens are abandoned on icebergs every year,’ says Jill, tears in her eyes. ‘And not just kittens—it happens to lots of other animals, too. Just listen to the rest of my story and you’ll see …’

‘What happened then?’ says Terry. ‘Did you all drown?’

‘No, we didn’t drown,’ says Jill. ‘We saw a ship.’

‘Thank goodness!’ says Terry.

‘Yeah, that’s what we thought at first,’ says Jill. ‘But it turned out to be a pirate ship! And that’s how I—and all the animals—came to be captured by the terrifying, horrible and hideous pirate, Captain Woodenhead!’

‘I hate pirates!’ says Terry.

‘Me too,’ says Jill.

‘And me,’ I say.