In the first paragraph, the narrator says, " [The Hydrophobic Skunk] is so rare that nobody ever saw him--that is, nobody except a native. " Why is it that only natives have ever seen the hydrophobic Skunk? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Only natives have ever seen the hydrophobic skunk because it is probably just a myth.

Explanation:

Irvin S. Cobb (1876-1944) was an American humorist and author. The story "The Hydrophobic Skunk" is filled with sarcasm and wit.

Right from the beginning, we are told that no one has ever seen a hydrophobic skunk. That is, no one except the natives who live around the Grand Canyon. However, the way the narrator describes it makes it seem that it is all a lie, a legend:

"I met plenty of tourists who had seen people who had see him, but never a tourist who had seen him with his own eyes."

This is clearly not just a rare animal, for rare animals are seen by someone. This is a mythical creature, a figment of someone's imagination, since no one ever sees it. They claim to know someone who has seen it, but nobody ever claims to have seen it themselves.

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