Keok

He recalled Keok's mischievous habit of lighting a whole bunch at one time, for which apparent wastefulness

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

He could not laugh with Keok and Nawadlook, or give the old tundra call to Amuk Toolik and his people, who would be riotous in their happiness at his return.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

He was no longer the cheerful and gentle "old man" of his people; the old man who chortled with joy at the prettiness and play of Keok and Nawadlook, who loved birds and flowers and little children, and who had retained an impish boyhood along with his great age.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

Mary Standish, and from his right came an odd little screech that only one person in the world could make, and that was Keok.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

That she had not gone with Keok and Nawadlook, but had come back to him, filled him with instant dread, for the precious minutes he had fought for were lost, and the priceless time gained during the parley with Rossland counted for nothing.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

For Keok was a little heart-breaker and had long reveled in Tautuk's sufferings.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

Keok a hundred yards away, standing on the trunk of a fallen tree, and as he looked, she tossed another bunch of sputtering crackers away from her.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

Because Sokwenna was the "old man" of the community and therefore the wisest -- and because with him lived his foster-daughters, Keok and Nawadlook, the loveliest of Alan's tribal colony -- Sokwenna's cabin was next to Alan's in size.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

Missed death by an inch, and it has almost killed Keok.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903

Not until he dropped out, half breathless, did he see Mary Standish and Keok in the outer circle.

The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1903