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their mothers.

The mothers were proud of their young hunters, too. Koolee said, "Soon
we shall have another man in our family."

When they were quite near the village again, they met the Angakok. He
had been trying to catch up with them and he was out of breath from
running. He looked at them sternly.

"Why didn't you call me?" he panted.

His wives looked frightened and didn't say a word. Nobody else said
anything. The Angakok glared at them all for a moment. Then he poked
the reindeer with his fingers to see if it was fat and said to the men,
"Which portion am I to have?"

"Would you like the liver?" asked Kesshoo. He remembered about the
bear's liver, you see.

But the Angakok looked offended. "Who will have the stomach?" he said.
"You know very well that the stomach is the best part of a reindeer."

"Take the stomach, by all means, then," said Kesshoo, politely.

Koolee and Monnie looked very much disappointed. They wanted the
stomach dreadfully.

But the Angakok answered, "Since you urge me, I will take the stomach.
I had a dream last night, and in the dream I was told by my Tornak that
today I should feed upon a reindeer's stomach, given me by one of my
grateful children. When you think how I suffered to bring food to you,
I am sure you will wish to provide me with whatever it seems best that
I should have."

He stood by while Kesshoo and Koko's father skinned the reindeer and
cut it in pieces. Then he took the stomach and disappeared into his
igloo--with his face all wreathed in smiles.

VII. WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MENIE AND KOKO WENT HUNTING BY THEMSELVES

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN MENIE AND KOKO WENT HUNTING BY THEMSELVES

I.

It was very lucky for the twins that their father was such a brave and
skillful kyak man. You will see the reason why, when I tell you the
story of the day Menie and Koko went hunting alone on the ice.

One April morning Kesshoo was working on his kyak to make sure that it
was in perfect order for the spring walrus hunting. Koko and Menie
watched him for a long time. Monnie was with Koolee in the hut.

By and by Koko said to Menie, "Let's go out on the ice and hunt for
seal-holes."

"All right," said Menie. "You take your bow and arrows and I'll take my
spear. Maybe we shall see some little auks."

Koko had a little bow made of deer's horns, and some bone arrows, and
Menie had a small spear which his father had made for him out of
driftwood.

"I'll tell you!" sa