` Then do n't bother me , said Tegumai , and he went on pulling and straining at the deer-sinews with his mouth full of loose ends . The Stranger-man -- a genuine Tewara he was -- sat down on the grass , and Taffy showed him what her Daddy was doing . The Stranger-man thought , this is a very wonderful child . She stamps her foot at me and she makes faces . She must be the daughter of that noble Chief who is so great that he wo n't take any notice of me . ' So he smiled more politely than ever . ` Now , ' said Taffy , ' I want you to go to my Mummy , because your legs are longer than mine , and you wo n't fall into the beaver-swamp , and ask for Daddy 's other spear -- the one with the black handle that hangs over our fireplace . ' The Stranger-man -LRB- and he was a Tewara -RRB- thought , ` This is a very , very wonderful child . She waves her arms and she shouts at me , but I do n't understand a word of what she says . But if I do n't do what she wants , I greatly fear that that haughty Chief , Man-who-turns-his-back-on-callers , will be angry . ' He got up and twisted a big flat piece of bark off a birch-tree and gave it to Taffy . He did this , Best Beloved , to show that his heart was as white as the birch-bark and that he meant no harm ; but Taffy did n't quite understand . ` Oh ! ' said she . ` Now I see ! You want my Mummy 's living-address ? Of course I ca n't write , but I can draw pictures if I 've anything sharp to scratch with . Please lend me the shark 's tooth off your necklace . ' The Stranger-man -LRB- and he was a Tewara -RRB- did n't say anything , So Taffy put up her little hand and pulled at the beautiful bead and seed and shark-tooth necklace round his neck . The Stranger-man -LRB- and he was a Tewara -RRB- thought , ` This is a very , very , very wonderful child .
The XXXXX 's tooth on my necklace is a magic shark 's tooth , and I was always told that if anybody touched it without my leave they would immediately swell up or burst , but this child does n't swell up or burst , and that important Chief , Man-who-attends-strictly-to-his-business , who has not yet taken any notice of me at all , does n't seem to be afraid that she will swell up or burst .
Chief Man-who-turns-his-back-on-callers Taffy Tegumai Tewara beaver-swamp birch-bark fall living-address shark