then they adopted the stranger-man (a genuine tewara of tewar) into the tribe of tegumai, because he was a gentleman and did not make a fuss about the mud that the neolithic ladies had put into his hair. but from that day to this (and i suppose it is all taffy’s fault), very few little girls have ever liked learning to read or write. most of them prefer to draw pictures and play about with their daddies just like taffy.