The three children went along together toward the Big Rock. Monnie rode
on the sled, and Menie and Koko pulled it. The Big Rock was very
straight up and down on one side, and long and slanting on the other.
The twins were going to coast down the slanting side.
They climbed to the top, and Menie had the first ride. He coasted down
on his stomach with his little reindeer-skin kamiks (shoes) waving in
the air.
Next Koko had a turn. What do you think he did? He stood straight up on
the sled with the leather cord in his hand, and slid down that way! But
then, you see, he was six.
When Monnie's turn came she wanted to go down that way, too. But Menie
said, "No. You'd fall off and bump your nose! You have hardly any nose
as it is, and you'd better save it!"
"I have as much nose as you have, anyway," said Monnie.
"Mine is bigger! I'm a boy!" said Menie.
Koko measured their noses with his finger.
"They are just exactly alike," he said.