This myth is believed to serve the purpose of protecting children from a dangerous environment, keeping them from wandering too close to the ice.
[4] Some say that their parkas are made of eider duck feathers and are used to carry kidnapped children.
One strategy they use for hunting is to emit an ethereal hum that will draw children closer to the water so they can be pulled in.
Some versions say that the child is simply devoured, while others say that they are held in a stasis-like state and used to fuel the youth of the Qallupilluit.
They stealthily hid nearby all night long, and cut him loose once the sun rose.
[4] This tale has different variations, some versions have the grandmother giving the child to the Qallupilluit as a punishment, or becoming a great hunter after being rescued.