At last, when all the boats, big and little, were afloat, Kesshoo
called out, "We are going north. Follow me."

The women obeyed the signal of Koko's father and the Angakok. The
paddles dipped together into the water. The great boats moved!
They were off!

The children all sat together in the bottom of the boat, but the
twins and Koko were big enough to see over the sides. While the
babies played with the dogs, they were busy watching the things
that passed on the shores. Soon they passed the Big Rock with
little auks and puffins flying about it. They could see the red
feet of the puffins, and a blue fox sitting on the top of the
rock, waiting for a chance to catch a bird.

Then the Big Rock hid the village from sight.


III.

Beyond the Big Rock the country was all new to the twins and
Koko. They looked into narrow bays and inlets as the boat moved
along, and saw green moss carpeting the sunny slopes in sheltered
places.

They could even see bright flowers growing in the warm spots
which faced the sun. The sky was blue overhead. The water was
blue below.

Beyond the green slopes they could see the bare hillsides crowned