When Santa Claus visited AH-NI-GHI´-TO, he also visited Billy-Bah for the first time in her life. He brought her many toys and also useful things.
She was pleased with the Christmas tree and with AH-NI-GHI´-TO’S toys, but did not seem to care for hers at all, hardly looking at them. But when she was told it was time for her to go to bed, she asked if she might take all of her presents to her room; permission was given, and she trotted off, making three trips before she had all her things safely upstairs. An hour later AH-NI-GHI´-TO’S mother noticed a bright light in Billy-Bah’s room, and on opening the door she beheld the little Eskimo seated on the floor with all her treasures about her, celebrating her first Christmas.
She took great pleasure in sewing for her doll, and whenever anything was made for AH-NI-GHI´-TO, Billy-Bah would make the same for her doll. By the time she returned to her home she was quite a little seamstress.
Her trunk was a regular Noah’s Ark. A bit of everything that was given her during her stay was always carefully put into it, to be carried back home and explained to her friends.
In July it was decided the great ship should sail to the land of the midnight sun to bring AH-NI-GHI´-TO’S father home, and Billy-Bah would return to her family.
“Riding with Eskimo Bear-Hunters”
She was very happy at the thought of home, but wished AH-NI-GHI´-TO might go too.
When she reached the Snowland, there was great rejoicing among her people, and feasts were given of fine raw walrus, seal, and bear meat, in honor of the young member of the tribe who had seen the sun rise and set every day for a whole year.