The pirate ship An Bolg Lán is under attack by monstrously huge plants and the Plúr family is in trouble. Cleite and his friends must stop the deadly plants. 'They're like... like plants that eat people...' said Cleite worriedly. Yes, they are,' said Péarla. 'Carnivorous plants.' Péarla knew about such things because she belonged to a cannibal tribe. 'It can't be!' exclaimed Cleite in fright. The flowers were growing bigger. 'Daddy,' asked Cleite, 'where have these plants come from?'
'The red feather will lead you to the serpent,' he said in a whisper. The yellow feather will make you small, and you will tie the black feather to your arrow to kill the serpent.' There isn't a drop of water in the village of the Little Teepees! The medicine man helps Níotú to slip away quietly, to banish the 'cloud-eater'.
Jeaic has created a new chemical potion. It can make you invisible! Jeaic give Lúlú the potion and Lulu can slip into the house without being seen. But when poor Mamaí trips over Jeaic she thinks there is a ghost in the house. Poor Mamaí is frightened out of her wits.
