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"But when they went home, the dog couldn't hold his tongue. He would brag to the other dogs, and tell them what a great hunter he was, and how at such and such a place he had caught the biggest rabbits that ever were seen. Then the other dogs would lead their masters to those places and clear them of game. Whenever Man-e-do went to a place a second time, he found no game there.
All the hunters in the village were getting ready to go there to hunt. "Man-e-do was very angry. He caught the dog, and gave him the worst whipping any dog ever had. 'I'll stop your tattling, said he. And he caught the dog by the tongue and pulled it nearly out of his mouth. Then he shoved a round stick back into his mouth and tied his mouth shut over it.
Many times Man-e-do caught the dog tattling, and scolded and beat him for it, but it did no good. He just couldn't keep anything to himself. "One time Man-e-do went off on a long hunt. He took three horses and traveled several days before making his camp. He thought he would get so far away that the dog could not go back to the village and tattle.
They told everything they knew, and sometimes a great deal more. Their masters often flogged them for tattling, but it did little or no good. "In those days there was a great hunter whose name was Man-e-do. He wanted a dog to help him hunt, but he did not want a tattletale. So he took a fine, young pup, and tried to bring him up to be a good hunter and to keep his tongue. He took good care of him.
At daybreak Man-e-do arose and made ready to start, but the dog was nowhere to be seen. "'Where can he be? said he to himself. 'Surely he has not gone home to the village. You see, he thought that at last he had broken the dog of his tattling. Why then should he go on ahead? "So he turned about and went back to his camp near the valley. The dog was not there.
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