Not one living being could survive without water, says Mr. Callahan. Without food, maybe a few weeks. Without water, it's mere days. Then you're nothing but a dried up old husk.
Dusty sulks and drags his heels. Why can't someone else go get it, Mr. Callahan? It's heavy.
Mr. Callahan looks at Dusty hard. Water may be heavy but dead friends are heavier, he says, seriously.
Oh, well- when you put it like that. says Dusty, picking up the buckets.
Mr. Callahan doesn't like scaring Dusty, but sometimes it's the only thing that works.
Trail life ain't easy, little pal.