Tooth Fairy Truths
My mother had me leave my teeth for the Tooth Fairy on my nightstand.
I told her I was supposed to put it under my pillow. Everyone knew that!
Mom said The Tooth Fairy was very busy and we should help her out by making her job easier, and she wouldn’t wake me retrieving my tooth from under my pillow.
Three mornings in a row I awoke to see my tooth still where I left it. Mom said The Tooth Fairy was very busy and she would get to me as soon as possible.
On the fourth day I awoke to see my tooth still beside me on the nightstand. The magic had dulled by this time, and I wasn’t surprised. It was a school day and I heard Mom climbing the stairs to come wake me. Depressed, I rolled over and pretended to be asleep. I didn’t want to go to school. Mom came in my room and then left again. I heard her going down the stairs. I didn’t understand and I rolled over…
My tooth was gone. A quarter was there instead. The truth slammed into my brain. Mom was the tooth fairy. And she was too busy to get to me for four days…
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