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sees Panther’s reflection in the water.!_ He tries to hit him in the water with his fluid. 
When he is unable to do so, he lies down and sees Panther in the tree. He turns to 
shoot him; but Panther kills him with his arrow, which he points with his claw. 
Second Version.—Panther sees Skunk coming, and pretends to bedead. Skunk puts 
him into a bucket and carries him along. Skunk says he is afraid only of whistling. 
Somebody whistles. Skunk is scared, puts down Panther, who breaks the bucket. 
Skunk finds Panther’s tracks. Panther climbs a tree. When Skunk drinks, he sees 
Panther’s reflection, and tries to kill him in the water by means of his fluid. When he 
is tired, he hes down and sees Panther in the tree. He shoots him and kills him. 
Third Version.—Skunk finds Fox, whom he puts into a pot. He says that he is 
afraid of whistling. Somebody whistles. Skunk runs away. Fox breaks the pot 
and escapes. Skunk pursues Fox, who hides in a tree. Skunk sees Fox’s reflection 
in the water,” and tries to kill him. When Skunk is tired, Fox shoots him. 
36. CuickKEN Hawk anp Toap (No. 28).—(This story is almost unintelligible.) 
Chicken Hawk and Blue Hawk are hunters. Toad and Golden Eagle (?) marry them. 
Chicken Hawk kills Toad. Toad’s parents find her, and try to kill Chicken Hawk. 
They capture him and put him over the fire. Blue Hawk knows what is happening 
to his brother, and rescues him. 
37. CHIPMUNK AND Ow1 3 (2 versions: Nos. 32 and 46). First Version.—Frog is the 
grandmother of Chipmunk. She sends her to the river, where she gathers rose hips. 
She meets Owl, who pretends that Chipmunk’s mother wishes her to accompany Owl. 
Chipmunk asks Owl to cover his eyes, and runs away. She runs back to her grand- 
mother, and asks her to hide her. Frog puts her into a kettle of soup, in which Chip- 
munk is drowned. 
Second Version.—Frog warns her granddaughter, Chipmunk, not to go to the river. 
She disobeys, and meets Owl, who tries to seduce her by saying that her relatives 
want her to accompany him. She always replies that the particular relative is dead. 
Chipmunk asks Owl to cover his eyes, and escapes. Owl just succeeds in scratching 
Chipmunk’s back. Chipmunk asks her grandmother to hide her. When she puts her 
into a basket, Chipmunk makes a noise. When she puts her into her mouth, she can 
not hold her. She puts her into a kettle with soup. Owlarrives. Frog says that she 
has not seen Chipmunk. Owl asks for a drink, discovers the soup, drinks it, and 
finds Chipmunk in the bottom. He kills her. Frog washes the bones of Chipmunk, 
and revives her. 
38. Mosqurro * (No. 18).—Mosquito is invited to eat choke cherries and service 
berries, but declines. He is offered blood, and drinks a great deal. He is killed, 
and small mosquitoes fly out of his body. 
1 Assiniboin (Lowie PaAM 4:109). 
Bellacoola (Boas, Sagen 253; JE 1:84). 
Blackfoot (Uhlenbeck VK AW A 12:64; Wissler PaAM 2:29; Grinnell, Lodge Tales 157). 
Caddo (Dorsey CI 41:97). 
Chilcotin (Farrand JE 2:28). 
Comox (Boas, Sagen 66, 80). 
Haida (Swanton BBAE 29:329; JE 5:265). 
Kaska (Teit JAF L 30:433). 
Kwakiutl (Boas, Sagen 168; Rep. U. S. Nat. Mus. 1895:378). 
Nootka (Boas, Sagen 114). 
Ojibwa (Jones PAES 7:117, 179). 
Osage (Dorsey FM 7:17). 
Quinault (Farrand JE 2:100, 123). 
Shuswap (Teit JE 2:753). 
Tahltan (Teit MS). 
Thompson (Teit MAFLS 6:45). 
Tsimshian (Boas RBAE 31:741). 
See also Dihnhardt, Natursagen 4:230; Pochutla, México (Boas JAFL 25:205); Chatino, México. 
(Boas JA FL 25:237); Bahama Islands (Parsons MAFLS 13:106). 
2 See note 1, above. 
8 Okanagon (Hill-Tout JAT 41:143); Sanpoil (Gould MAFLS i1:105). 
4 Lillooet (Teit JA FL 25:311). 
Shuswap (Teit JE 2:709). 
Thompson (Teit MAF LS 6:56; JE 2:229, 335). 
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