"We has no nails." "I'm thinkin' of that," said David.

"I'm not knowin' yet, but we'll find some way." "I've got a way," Andy announced.

"I been thinkin' and thinkin' and I found a way to make un fast." "How'll you make un fast now without nails ?" David asked expectantly.
"We'll tie un with spruce roots, like the Injuns puts their canoes together," explained Andy.

"We'll cut holes in each end of un in the right place to tie un fast to the braces of the boat.

We'll have to make holes in the bottom of the boat each side of the braces for the roots to come through so we can make un fast.