"Yes," Monnie said, "and where we slid downhill."

"And I see where I got caught on the ice raft," Menie shouted.

"Sit down," said Koko's mother. "You'll tip the boat and spill us
all into the water."

Koko sat down; the boat glided along through the water, nearer
and nearer, until at last they came round the Big Rock, and
there, just as if they had not been away at all, lay the whole
village of five igloos, looking as if it had gone to sleep in the
sunshine.

The big boats waited until the men had all paddled to the shore
and beached their kyaks, then they were drawn carefully up on to
the sand, and every one got out. The beach at once became a very
busy place. The men pulled the walruses and seals out of the
water and took care of the boats, while the women set up the
tents, cut the meat into big pieces for storage, and carried all
their belongings to the tents.

Although the village looked just the same, other things looked
quite different. Nip and Tup were big dogs by this time. They ran
away up the beach with Tooky and the other dogs the moment they
were out of the boats. They did not stay with the twins all the
time now, as they used to do. The twins were much bigger, too.
Koolee looked at them as they helped her carry the tent-skins up
from the beach, and said to them, "My goodness, I must make my
needles fly! winter is upon us and your clothes are getting too