his wives. They climbed down off the bench.

That started the others. One after another they put on their
upper garments, which they had taken off in the warm igloo, said
good bye, and popped down into the tunnel. Last of all came the
Angakok's turn.

Then Kesshoo and Koolee and the Angakok's wives all began to look
very anxious. The Angakok looked a little worried himself. If he
had stuck coming in, what would happen now after he had eaten so
much!

He got down on his hands and knees, and. looked at the hole. He
had taken off his thick fur coat when he came in. Now he took off
his undercoat, and his thick fur trousers! He gave them to his
wives.

Then he stretched himself out just as long as he possibly could
and slowly hitched himself down into the tunnel, groaning all the
way.

Kesshoo and Koolee and the wives waited until his feet
disappeared, and they heard him scraping along through the
tunnel. Then they breathed a great sigh of relief, and the two
wives popped down after him.

The last Kesshoo and Koolee heard of the Angakok, was a kind of
muffled roar when a piece of ice fell from the top of the tunnel
on to his bare back.