Message in a Bottle for Charlotte

This message was written on a pukapuka leaf with a sharks tooth nib and ink made from snail slime and charcoal. It was rolled up and sealed inside a bottle with beeswax, and then tossed into a whirlpool by Nancy Nutmeg.

The bottle was sucked into the ocean, then it popped up inside your toilet! Your Dad found it, just as he was about to do a big poo this morning …

He fished it out, using the toilet brush, and opened it for you.What a caring Dad. But, I wouldn’t shake his hand today.

The message reads: 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHARLOTTE! 

Five gold nuggets were supposed to be inside the bottle, but Crackers Kea stole them and his them in his secret hidey hole.

XXX Aunty Briar

PS: It was my birthday too. I got a new pen and nibs, and some ink, and a water-blaster, and had a party.