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took Panther. He carried him on his back. Skunk went along. Panther thought: "What shall I do with him?" Rethought: "He shall put me down." He put him down. Skunk let 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. He saw 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, tie 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' kaaS huraqa'ke-n? qalwi'yne' He went along Skunk. Bethought Panther: "How shall I do?" Bethought:
ip^sxo'uHap. p<rsxo'une*. n'u'xte'k xa'xas. n'owu'kune* swa "He shall put me He put him He defecated Skunk. He arose Panther, down." down. qanaqb'kxane' y^tskime^'se's swa' xa'xas*. n um^tsk<r'n*e' He kicked the bucket Panther Skunk's. He broke it y^tskime/se's. tslma'xe* swa qa'na'xe* n/uk!qalqa'atse qaoxa'xe* his kettle. Be started Panther. Be went along he went about in a circle. Be arrived
?a'?as. n'u'pxine* saoqa'qa'pse* y^tsk^'me's. sa'mlwi'yrie*. tslma'xe*.
Skunk. Be saw there was his kettle. Be was angry. Be started. n'itsk^'Ine* swa's. n'u'pxane* aa'k.I^k!/se*s. qa'na'xe* swa' a'a'ke Be looked for Panther. Be saw his tracks. Be went along Panther and la.uklqak.Iati^qa'atse*. tslma'xe* xa'xas. n'u'pXane sakilal/kse*. he went around in a circle. Be started Skunk. Be saw tracks being there. kaaS n'aaqo'nas n'^tk^'n'e* aa'^.l^k!/se*s. n'u'pxane* o*k!"ina'mus Where he went he made his tracks. He saw the same as pal n'r'nse*. ta'xas n^aqlas'lit/tine*. ts!man'uqk"anxo'une'. he. Then he followed the tracks. Be pursued him.
n'u'pxane* sakilal/kse*. n'aqlaslit/tine*. tslmanuqk^anxo'une*
Be saw tracks being there. Be followed the tracks. He pursued him sk^kqlnu'kse* qaoxal/kse*. n'^ku'lne*. n'u'pXano* xa'xas nCiS wu'os. to where was a lake where were tracks. Be drank. lie saw Skunk the water. saosaqa'pse*. qalwi'yne* ksi'I'u'pxa. ta'xas n'atsu'kpine* yunaqa'pse* It was there. Be thought he saw him. Then he broke wind; many (times) kla'tsukp. latsCika'te* saosaqa'pse*. laatsu'kpjne*. latsCika'te* breaking wind. Be looked again where he was. Again he broke wind. Again he looked saosaqa'pse*. ta'xas nuk.Iu'kune*. tuwul'itxo'umek. n'u'pxane* wlwre he was. Then he got tired. He lay down on back. He saw