„When the Great Creator created the animals he assigned each one to a family. Only the skunk struggled with that for he just wanted to be on his own, he did not want to be part of a family. So the Creator said „OK“, be on your own. And for everyone to recognize it, he painted the skunk a line on his back – to show he is on neither side.“ Corbin Conroy back at the White River Visitor Center on Pine Ridge Reservation told us that story (at least that’s how I remember it) – and I thought of it a couple of days ago when we actually saw one in Waterford, Connecticut. Well we kept a good distance and made sure not to disgruntle it …
