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"Let me run to the Cave and ask to, "It's too far for fat said Tegumai., There's your big black spear at home,' said Taffy., foot-forward-in-a-hurry', "Here's a of fish!' said 'It, quite happy. His name was Tegumai, but we, O Best Beloved, will, .Give one word for, the meanings of each, of the names:, daughter's name was Taffimai Metallumai, and thet, Small-person-without-any-manners-who-ought-, - Tengumai Bopsulai, means,, n-he-spanked'; but I'm going to call her Taffy. And, she was Tegumai Bopsulai's Best Beloved and her own, Mummy's Best Beloved, and she was not spanked half, Os much as was good for her; and they were all three, -Teshumai Tewindrow, -Taffimai Metallumai., Who is the author, telling this story to?, very happy., Now attend and listen!, One day Tegumai Bopsulai went down through the, beaver-swamp to the Wagai river to spear carp-fish, for dinner, and Taffy went too. Tegumai's spear was, made of wood with shark's teeth at the end, and before, he had caught any fish at all he accidentally broke it, clean across by jabbing it down too hard on the bottom, of the river. They were miles and miles from home, und Tegumai had forgotten to bring any extra spears., Here's a pretty kettle of fish!' said Tegumai. 'It, Will take me half the day to mend this.', There's your big black spear at home,' said Taffy., give it me., •swamp a marshy, the beaver-swamp and be, d job.' He, kettle