been a little bigger, and though he meant this for a joke, the
twins believed that he really could do it.

The moment he was right side up again, Kesshoo gave chase once
more to the bladder. The seal was very weak now, and Kesshoo knew
that it would soon come to the surface and float and that then he
could tow it in.

He had not long to wait. The bladder bobbed about for a while and
then was still. Kesshoo drew up the line, and paddled back to the
ice raft, towing the big seal after him.

"Catch this," he said to Menie. He threw him the end of the line.
"Wind the line six times round the harpoon," he said, "and hold
tight to the end of it."

Menie did as he was told. Then Kesshoo tied together the two ends
of the harpoon line, which he had cut, and began to tow the ice
raft back to share again.

Menie kept tight hold of the other line and towed the seal!

Kesshoo paddled slowly and carefully along, until at last there
was only a little strip of water between the kyak and the solid
ice.

But how in the world could Menie get across that strip of water
to safety?

The kyak was between him and the solid ice, and Menie could not