Kesshoo counted on his fingers. "Yes," he said, "it is five sleeps."

"Then it is time to eat the bear's head," said Koolee. "His spirit is

now with our fathers."

"Why not have a feast?" said Kesshoo. "There hasn't been any fresh meat

in the village since the bear was killed, and I don't believe the rest

have had anything to eat but dried fish. We have plenty of bear's meat

still."

Koolee hopped down off the bench and put some more moss into the lamp.

"You bring in the meat," she said, "and tell the twins to go to all the

igloos and invite the people to come at sunset."

"All right," Kesshoo answered, and he went out at once to the

storehouse to get the meat.

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