Soon a heavy body was heard to strike the floor with a dull thud,
and a strange voice said, "Who calls me?"

Another voice said, "You are called, mighty spirits, to tell
these children of the labors of their Angakok."

Then began all sorts of strange noises, as of different persons
speaking. All the voices sounded much like the Angakok's, and
they all said what a great medicine man the Angakok was, and how
every one in the village must be sure to do what he told them to!

At last the Angakok himself spoke, in his own voice. "I will tell
you how I make these strange journeys," he said.

"My body is now lying on the floor at your feet. Now I begin to
rise. You cannot see me. You cannot touch me. Now I am floating
about your heads, now I am touching the roof! I can go wherever I
please! Nothing can stop me! I know the secret places of the sun,
moon, and stars. I can fly through the roof and go at once to the
moon, if I wish to."

Then the voice was still. Nobody moved or spoke.

Monnie had gone to sleep in the corner of the bed, but Koko and
Menie were still awake. They had listened to every word about the
Old Woman of the Sea, and how the Angakok traveled to the moon.

You know I told you before that Koko was six. He wanted to know
all about things. So he spoke right out in the dark, when every
one else was still.