The Eskimo Twins

tunnel Kesshoo and Koolee were just crawling out of the warm fur covers of the

rd the word-bear-they jumped off the sleepi

h coats of fur, so they looked almost as much al

leather thong. But now she wanted to make the bear think she was a man, too,

er reached for his lance, the mother took her

dren and the pups. At the opening of the tunnel the father

about, and the moment Kesshoo came out into the moonlight and started

"There really is a bear! I see him

Menie and Koko into the next huts. She herself screa

y came pouring out of their tunnels armed with knives and lances. The women had a

hey could see the bear, and the dogs bounding alon

his hind legs and tried to catch the dogs and crush them in his

h his lance in his hand, until the bear got quite near. Then he ran at the bear and plunged the lance into

hers always carry their babies. She could not run so fast as the others. The Ang

to his wives. "Bespeak one

could not go very fast either, so they ran along wi

in the bear's blood and then sucked his fingers. This was because they wanted all bears to know how they

kok cried, "Give a hi

when she stuck in her finger. "That will m

skin for the twins' b

An Eskimo never keeps the game he kills for him

women pulled together they could not drag the body back to th

esses for the dogs. Koko and Menie helped he

e mother of Nip and Tup, and she was a very clever dog. While Koolee and Koko and Menie were getting the sledge and dog-team ready, the rest of the women s

r held the dogs while the women heaped it on the sledge. The do

ace as leader, the other dogs began to pull, and the whole procession started back to the

nd Koko. They had loaded the

e men just do the hunting and fishing," Menie

" Koko answered. "Monnie

just pulled away on the sled, and they all reached the igloo together just as the round