They were getting quite near the place where the ice had broken with
Menie, when suddenly, right near them, they saw the head and great,
round eyes of a seal! It was the seal mother.
She had come back to find her breathing hole and her baby.
The moment Kesshoo saw her he seized his dart, which lay in its place
on top of his kyak, and threw it with all his might at the seal.
The seal dived down into the sea, but a bladder full of air was
attached to the line on the dart, and this bladder floated on the
water, so Kesshoo could tell by watching it just where the seal was.
Kesshoo knew he had struck the seal, and although he was already towing
the ice raft, he was determined to bring home the big seal, too!