Little folks of many lands
The Eskimo boys feed the large dogs and hitch them to the sleds . On long trips the dogs can go many days without food .
Ikwa and his friends like to play in the snow. They all stand in a ring . A ball is placed in the center. They cover it with snow .
The boys have long whips . They try in turn to hit the ball under the snow. They jump and shout when a boy strikes the ball .
Sometimes they put their heads between their knees and roll down hill . This makes them look like great snowballs .
One day the boys were playing in the snow. They saw a great white bear. He was coming as fast as he could run .
LITTLE FOLKS OF MANY LANDS
They cried for help and ran to the igloos . The men came with spears and killed him . After that they looked out for bears .
Ikwa's sister has a doll . It is made of sealskin . The eyes , nose , and mouth are made of beads . It has a fur suit with a little jacket.
Eskimo children cannot read . They have no books. But they have many stories .
These are very old . They have been told many times . Ikwa's father heard them when he was a boy.
The story -teller turns his face to the wall
Then he tells the story slowly . The little children sit behind him and listen .
The wick of moss burns in the lamp . It makes a dim light .
Let us leave Ikwa and his sisters with the old story- teller in their snow house
