"I thought everyone knew that there wasn't a real pole here," answered Jackie.
"Then what do you call it a pole for?" asked Kernel Cob.
"I don't know," said Jackie Tar, "only I know there isn't a pole. It's just called that."
"I don't believe you've found it at all," said Kernel Cob.
"Oh yes," said Jackie Tar, "of that you may be sure for my compass tells me that this is the top of the world."
"Well," said Kernel Cob, "that's the silliest thing I ever heard, for I thought we would see a great pole sticking high in the air."
And they got off their sled and walked about.
"Why did you want to come here?" asked Speed.
"You see," explained Kernel Cob, "we are looking for Jackie and Peggs' motheranfather, and once when we were in India a Hoodoo ..."
"A Hindoo you mean," corrected Jackie Tar.