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everything, even strong animals. | When he became a real skunk, he 
sang, ||andsaid: “Burnt rocks, burnt rocks, remains of a burnt | bone!”’ 
He finished singing. He said: | ‘‘There is a faint sound on the other 
side.” Then he sent out his fluid, | and the tree was no longer stand- 
ingthere. Then hesent his fluid to the other side, and | the tree was 
no longer standing there. There were two trees left. He sent his fluid 
to one of them. || Fisher and his wives‘came out quickly 
and jumped 
across to the other tree. | He sent his fluid to the other side, and | 
they jumped again to the other tree, Fisher and his wives. Skunk 
sent out his fluid. | Then Chipmunk was tired and fell down. Skunk 
went to Chipmunk || and sent his fluid into her mouth. | Then her 
belly swelled up. Then he shot with his fluid at Fisher’s (other) wife, | 
and Big Chipmunk also fell down; and as he had done to Chip- 
munk, | he did to her also. Then only Fisher remained. | After some 
time Skunk shot his fluid again. Then Fisher became tired || and 
also fell.down. He killed Fisher’s wives and | Fisher. | 
Skunk staid there. He took the sisters, and he restored them to 
life. | Then they became his wives. | 
Skunk said: “Where shall we gonow? Fisher is bad. || If he should 
come to life, he will kill us all.””. Big Chipmunk said: | ‘‘Let us go to 
my tent!’”? WhenSkunk had killedthem all, | he becamea man again, 
and the sisters became women. | They were no more a real big chip- 
munk and a chipmunk. | Then Big Chipmunk started for her tent. 
They entered. || [twas too small. Skunk said: ‘“‘Come out!’’ Big Chip- 
munk came out. | Then Skunk shot his fluid, and the stone broke. | 
Then it wasalarge place. They entered. At night | they lay down. 
Skunk lay in the middle, | and his wives were on each side. After 
some time, when it was dark, || his wives did not sleep. He said to 
them: “Let us sleep! | I am tired.” They did not listen to him, but 
‘they tickled him. | They did this so that he should not go to sleep. 
Then Skunk became very sleepy. | He said to them: “It’s enough. 
Let us play later on.’”’ | They tickled him again. Then Skunk slept; 
and even though they tickled him, || he did not wake up. The sisters 
saw | that Skunk was really dead asleep; 2nd they said to each other: | 
‘“‘Now let us go to Fisher!’’ They arose. | They took Skunk. The 
helo was on a mountain, | andthey turned Skunk theother way. His 
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