La-la-la ' and he waved his shark-tooth . ` There 's the hissy-snake at the end and the carp-mouth before the snake -- as-as-as . We only want la-la , ' said Taffy . ' I know it , but we have to make la-la . And we 're the first people in all the world who 've ever tried to do it , Taffimai ! ' ` Well , ' said Taffy , yawning , for she was rather tired . ` Las means breaking or finishing as well as ending , does n't it ? ' ` So it does , ' said Tegumai . ` To-las means that there 's no water in the tank for Mummy to cook with -- just when I 'm going hunting , too . ' ` And shi-las means that your spear is broken . If I 'd only thought of that instead of drawing silly beaver pictures for the Stranger ! ' ` La ! La ! La ! ' said Tegumai , waiving his stick and frowning . ` Oh bother ! ' ' I could have drawn shi quite easily , ' Taffy went on . ` Then I 'd have drawn your spear all broken -- this way ! ' And she drew . -LRB- 14 . -RRB-
` The very thing , ' said XXXXX .
La-la-la Mummy Taffimai Taffy Tegumai carp-mouth first hissy-snake shark-tooth shi