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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 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. 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′x̣e· (He went along) x̣a′x̣as. (Skunk.) qałwi′yne· (He thought) swaʼ (Panther:) kaₐs ("How) hułʼaqa′ke·n? (shall I do?") qałwi′yne· (He thought:) łpιsx̣o′ᵤnap. ("He shall put me down.") pιsx̣o′ᵤne·. (He put him down.) nʼu′x̣te·k (He defecated) x̣a′x̣as. (Skunk.) nʼowu′kᵤne· (He arose) swaʼ. (Panther.) qanaqłι′kx̣ₐne· (He kicked) yιtskᵢmeι′se·s (the bucket) swaʼ (Panther) x̣a′x̣as·. (Skunk's.) n umιtskι′n·e· (He broke it) yιtskᵢmeι′se·s. (his kettle.) ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) swaʼ. (Panther.) qa·na′x̣e· (He went along) nʼuk!qałqa′ₐtse·. (he went about in a circle.) qaox̣a′x̣e· (He arrived) x̣a′x̣as. (Skunk.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) saoqa˘qa′pse· (there was) yιtskι′me·s. (his kettle.) sa·nιłwi′yne·. (He was angry.) ts!ιna′x̣e·. (He started.) nʼitskι′łne· (He looked for) swaʼs. (Panther.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) aₐʽk.łιk!ι′se·s. (his tracks.) qa·na′x̣e· (He went along.) swaʼ (Panther) a′ₐʽke (and) ła.uk!qak.łati˘qa′ₐtse·. (he went around in a circle.) ts!ιna′x̣e· (He started) x̣a′x̣as. (Skunk.) nʼu′px̣ₐne (He saw) sakiłałι′kse·. (tracks being there.) kaₐs (Where) nʼaₐqo′nas (he went) ιtkι′n·e· (he made) aₐʽk.łιk!ι′se·s. (his tracks.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) o·k!ᵘina′mus (the same as) pał () ι′nse·. (he.) ta′x̣as (Then) nʼaq!as·łitι′tᵢne·. (he followed the tracks.) ts!ιnan·uqkᵘanx̣o′ᵤne·. (He pursued him.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) sakiłałι′kse·. (tracks being there.) nʼaq!as·łitι′tᵢne·. (He followed the tracks.) ts!ιnan·uqkᵘanx̣o′ᵤne· (He pursued him) skιkq!nu′kse· (to where was a lake) qaox̣ałι′kse·. (where were tracks.) ιku′łne·. (He drank.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw) x̣a′x̣as (Skunk) neᵢs (the) wu′os. (water.) saosaqaʼpse·. (It was there.) qałwi′yne· (He thought) ksi·łʼu′px̣a. (he saw him.) ta′x̣as (Then) nʼatsu′kpᵢne· (he broke wind;) yunaqa′pse· (many (times)) k!a′tsu·kp. (breaking wind.) łatseᵢka′te· (He looked again) saosaqa′pse·. (where he was.) łaatsu′kpᵢne·. (Again he broke wind.) łatseᵢka′te· (Again he looked) saosaqa′pse·. (where he was.) ta′x̣as (Then) nuk.łu′kᵤne·. (he got tired.) tuwułʼitx̣o′ᵤmek. (He lay down on back.) nʼu′px̣ₐne· (He saw)