'The very thing,' said Tegumai. 'That's la all over. It isn't like any of the other marks, either.' And he drew this. (15.)
'Now for ya. Oh, we've done that before. Now for maru. Mum-mum-mum. Mum shuts one's mouth up, doesn't it? We'll draw a shut mouth like this.' And he drew. (16.)
'Then the carp-mouth open. That makes Ma-ma-ma! But what about this rrrrr-thing, Taffy?'
'It sounds all rough and edgy, like your shark-tooth saw when you're cutting out a plank for the canoe,' said Taffy.
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'You mean all sharp at the edges, like this?' said Tegumai. And he drew. (17.)
''Xactly,' said Taffy. 'But we don't want all those teeth: only put two.'
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