He said, "Mother, if the Angakok can go anywhere he wants to, why
couldn't he get out of the tunnel?"

Koko's mother tried to hush him up. "Sh, sh," she said, and put
her hand over his mouth. At least she thought she did, but she
made a mistake in the dark and put her hand over Menie's mouth
instead!

Menie tried to say, "I never said a word," but he could only make
queer sounds, because Koko's mother's hand was tight on his
mouth.

Of course Koko didn't know his mother was trying to keep him
still, so he said again, "Why is it, mother?"

Koko's mother heard Koko's voice speaking just as plainly as ever
though she was sure she had her hand over his mouth! She was
frightened.

"Magic! magic!" she screamed. "Bring the light! Koko is
bewitched! I have my hand over his mouth, yet you hear that he
talks as plainly as ever!"

Koko tried to say, "Your hand isn't over my mouth," and Menie
tried to say, "It's over mine!" but he could only say, "M-m-m,"
because she held on so tight!

Koko's mother was making so much noise herself that she wouldn't
have heard what either one said anyway. The baby woke up and