of meat!

Monnie did exactly what Menie did, and then they crawled down
into the tunnel.


III.

The twins had some trouble getting out of the tunnel because both
their hands were full. And besides the fishing rods kept getting
between their legs. When they got outside they both took great
bites of the bear's fat.

Kesshoo was hanging the dogs' harnesses up on a tall pole, where
the dogs could not get them. The pole was eight feet long, and it
was made of the tusk of a narwhal. The harnesses were made of
walrus thongs and the dogs would eat them if they had a chance.
That was the reason Kesshoo hung them out of reach. The twins ran
to their father at once. They began to tell him that they wanted
to go fishing right away before the sun went down but their
mouths were so full they couldn't get the words out!

"Mm-m-m-m," Menie began, chewing with all his might!

Then Monnie did a shocking thing! She swallowed her meat whole,
she was in such hurry! It made a great lump going down her
throat! It almost choked her. But she shut her eyes, jerked her
head forward, and got it down!

"Will you make two holes in the ice for us to fish through?" she