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took Panther. He carried him on his back. Skunk went along. 
Panther thought: ‘ What shall I do with him?” He thought: ‘‘ He 
shall put me down.” He put him down. Skunk Jet out his fluid. 
Panther arose. Panther kicked Skunk’s bucket. He broke his 
bucket. Panther started away. He went along, going in a circle. 
Skunk arrived. He saw the bucket there. He was angry. He 
started. He looked for Panther. Hesaw his tracks. Panther went 
along and came back to the same place. Skunk started. He saw the 
tracks where (Panther) had been going. He made tracks. He knew 
it was the same one. He followed the tracks. He tracked him. He 
saw the tracks were still there. He followed the tracks. He tracked 
him. There was a lake. There were tracks. He drank. Skunk 
looked into the water. There he was. He thought he saw him. 
Then he broke wind. Many times he broke wind. He looked again. 
There he was. He broke wind again. He looked again. There he 
was. Then he was tired. He lay down on his back. He saw 
qa‘na’xe’ xa’xas. qalwi’yne’ swa’ ka,s hul’aqa’ke'n? qalwi’yne° 
He went Skunk. He thought Panther: ‘‘ How shall I do?” He thought: 
along 
tpesxo’,nap. pesxo’yne’. n’u’xte-k xa’xas. n’owu’k,ne’ swa’. 
“He shall put me He put him He defecated Skunk, He arose Panther. 
down.’’ down. 
qanaqk’kx,ne’ yetskime:’se‘s  swa’ xa’xas. n umetske’n-e 
He kicked the bucket Panther Skunk’s. : He broke it 
yetskime:’se’s. ts!na’xe* swa’. qa‘na’xe’ n’uk!qalqa’,tse’. qaoxa’xe" 
his kettle. He started Panther. He went along hewent aboutinacircle. He arrived 
xa’xas. n’u’px,ne’ saoga’ qa’pse’ yetske’me's. sandtwi’yne’. ts!ma’xe’. 
Skunk. He saw there was his kettle. He was angry. He started. 
nitske’me’ swa’s. n’u’px,ne’ aa k.kl’ses. qa’na’xe’ swa’ a’,‘ke 
He looked for Panther. He saw his tracks. He went along Panther and 
la.uk!qak.tati’qa’,tse’. tslma’xe’ xa’xas. n’u’px,ne sakilak’kse-. 
he went around in a circle. He started Skunk. He saw tracks being there. 
ka,s n’a,go’nas n’etke/n'e’ ay’ kiekl’se’s. n’u’pxane’ o’k!"Ina’mus 
Where he went he made his tracks. He saw the same as 
pal n’c‘nse:.... ta’xas n’aq!as‘lite’tine’. — ts!man-uqk"anxo’ ne’. 
he. Then he followed the tracks. He pursued him. 
n’u’pxane’ sakilak’kse’. n’aq !as‘hte’tyne’. ts nan‘uqk"anxo’,ne’ 
He saw tracks being there. He followed the tracks. He pursued him 
skeckq!nu’kse’ qaoxak/kse’. n’cku’Ine’. n’u’px,ne’ Xa’Xas nes wu’os. 
to where was a lake where were tracks. He drank. Tle saw Skunk the water. 
saosaqa’pse’. qalwi’yne’ ksi Pu’pxa. ta’xas n’atsu’kpine’ yunaqa’pse* 
It was there. He thought he saw him. Then he broke wind; taany (times) 
kla’tsu'kp. tatsejka’te’ saosaqa’pse’. taatsu’kpne’. _latsejka’te 
breaking wind. He looked again where he was. Again he broke wind. Again he looked 
saosaqa’pse’. ta’xas nuk.tu’kyne.. tuwulitxo’smek. n’u’px,ne° 
where he was. Then he got tired. He lay down on back. He saw 
