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Rh everything, even strong animals. | When he became a real skunk, he sang, 11 and said : "Burnt rocks, burnt rocks, remains of a burnt | bone!" 125 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 standing there. Then he sent 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 130 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 135 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 Chipmunk, I he did to her also. Then only Fisher remained. | After some time Skunk shot his fluid again. Then Fisher became tired || and 140 also fell down. He killed Fisher's wives and | Fisher. |

Skunk staid there. He took the sisters, and he restored them to life. I Then they became his wives. |

Skunk said: "Where shall we go now? Fisher is bad. || If he should 145 come to life, he will kill us all." Big Chipmunk said: | "Let us go to myy tent !" - When Skunk had killed them all, | he became a man again, and the sisters became women. | They were no more a real big chipmunk and a chipmunk. | Then Big Chipmunk started for her tent. They entered. II It was too small. Skunk said: "Come out!" Big Chip- 150 munk came out. | Then Skunk shot his fluid, and the stone broke. | Then it was a large 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 155 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 160 saw I that Skunk was really dead asleep ; and they said to each other: | "Now let us go to Fisher!" They arose. | They took Skunk. The helo was on a mountain, | and they turned Skunk the other way. His