There are warning signs that a Qallupilluk is near: a knock or shadow under the ice, a strange humming coming from the ocean, the smell of rotten eggs. But even without those warnings, children should stay away from the ocean. Especially if they’re alone. And especially if they’re small. That’s because if you’re small or if you’re alone, you become easy prey for a Qallupilluk. The Qallupilluit are expert snatchers of children. They wait for their potential victims to get closer to the water. Closer. Closer. Closer. And leap! Snatch! The Qallupilluk stashes her newest victim into her amati, and dives under the ice, deep into the water, never to return.