whimpered. Nip and Tup woke up and barked like everything.

Kesshoo got the light from the tunnel as quickly as he could, and
set it on the bench. Then every one saw what was the matter! They
all laughed -all but Menie and the Angakok. The Angakok said to
Koko's father, "You'd better look after that boy. He is
disrespectful to me. That is a bad beginning!"

Koko's father was ashamed of him. He said, "Koko is so small!"

But the Angakok said, "Koko is six. He is old enough to know
better."


V.

Everybody was so glad to see the light again that they all began
to talk at once.

Some one said to Kesshoo, "Tell us about the long journey to the
south you took once long ago."

Then everybody else listened, while Kesshoo told about how once
he had taken his dog sledge with a load of musk ox and seal skins
on it far down the coast and how at last he had come to a little
settlement where the houses were all made of wood, if they
would believe it!

He told them that in the bay before the village there was a boat
as big as the Big Rock itself. It had queer white wings, and the