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A. How much did you understand?

1. Long ago the dog was the friend of men, but one day the dog quarrelled with the men.
2. The dog and the men went up to the sky and found a wise man who judged their quarrel.
3. Up in the sky, the men and the dog saw something wonderful. It was fire.
4. After the men left, the dog picked up a burning branch with her tail.
5. The dog and the men went hunting and they caught a buffalo.
6. Before they could eat the meat, they wanted to give some to the spirits.
7. The men put a piece of meat in the dog's mouth.
8. Some of the juice from the meat ran down the dog's throat.
9. The dog ate all the meat.
10. After that day, the dog couldn't speak, because the spirits had taken her voice.

B. Who said these sentences?

1. "We must find a wise man. He can judge who is right."
   The dog
2. "Let's go up to the sky."
   The men
3. "I like it here, beside this beautiful thing."
   The dog
4. "This animal eats other animals."
   The men
5. "Before we can eat this meat, we must give some to the spirits."
   One of the men
6. "Go to the spirits."
   The men
7. "Have you taken the meat to the spirits?"
   The men