"Is that far?" asked Sweetclover.
"Yes, it's a great distance from here, but if you like I'll take you there."
"You're very kind," said Sweetclover.
"It's a pleasure to do for people who are so good," said Speed.
So after Kernel Cob dug their names in the ice with his sword, they got on their sled and Speed started off again.
"How do you know how to go to Yukon?" asked Sweetclover.
"Oh, I've been over the ice lots and lots of times," said he.
And they travelled all day.
"I never saw such a long day," said Kernel Cob, "the sun doesn't seem to go down, but only round and round."
"That's because we are so high on the earth," said Speed. "Some nights are six months long."