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Rachel had hardly seen a week go by

without a few Native Americans coming by.
Usually, it was only Native American men
traveling in hunting parties. But sometimes, there

would be whole families, including mothers and
children. When they came, Rachel's father
encouraged Rachel and her siblings to make

friends with the children, but Rachel would have
none of it.

Rachel also despised having to share their
food. There were some winters when they ran low
and had to ration it. Rachel's mother was always
cooking. Rachel's father mostly only grew wheat

and potatoes because they gave the most food for
the cultivated land. The Native Americans loved

bread and potatoes. Rachel felt if they didn't have
to share so much, her father might have food to
sell, and then they could have other things that she

liked better.
But above all, there was one Native
American man that Rachel liked the least. It was

not because he was mean or caused problems. It
was because he always wore a skunk skin. The
smell churned Rachel’s stomach, and she would

always go out and stay in the barn until he left.
She called him Skunk Man, at least when her

father wasn't listening. And try as she might,

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