t-a-n-g-a-n-y-i-k-a

Updated: June 4, 2025

"I don't haf' to," said the little girl, earnestly; "I I " Something unpleasant would certainly have happened at that moment, had not "Frenchy," deep in his geography lesson, piped up at the teacher from the rear of the room. "T-a-n-g-a-n-y-i-k-a," he spelled, snapping his fingers and waving his arm. "Wot eez dat?" For a moment the teacher was silent, scowling down at the little girl.

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