“You are to eat this all up, and if you do not eat it all up, I will thrash you with my copper cheeks!”
And now Atdlarneq began eagerly chewing blubber with his fish; he chewed and chewed, and at last he had eaten it all up. Then he went to the water bucket, and lifted it to his mouth and drank, and drank it all to the last drop.
Hardly had he done this when the man said:
“And now the frozen meat.”
And they brought in the half of a black seal. And Atdlarneq ate and ate until there was no more left, save a very little piece.
When the man saw there was some not eaten, he cried out violently again:
“Give him some more to eat.”
And when Atdlarneq had eaten again for a while, he did not wish to eat more. But then they brought in a whole black seal. And the man set that also before him, and cried:
“Eat that up too.”
And so Atdlarneq was forced to stuff himself mightily once more. He ate and ate, and at last he had eaten it all up. And again he emptied the water bucket.