May 10, 2005
When the Tooth Fairy Forgets
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter had a tooth pulled at the dentist. We had known about this for quite some time, but for some reason, the Tooth Fairy didn't come that night. My daughter, who is almost 10, was concerned about this, and a little curious as to why the Tooth Fairy didn't show up.
She asked us if this had ever happened to us. "Of course it has," we answered. My wife said, "When I was a kid, the Tooth Fairy missed my house once, but came back the next night." And I responded that the Tooth Fairy always comes back if there was a little mistake.
Well, sure enough, the Tooth Fairy came back that night and left the following letter:
Wow Marissa,
I’m really sorry I didn’t get to you last night, but you wouldn’t believe what happened...
With all the kids in Massachusetts on vacation this week, a lot of parents thought this was a good time to get some teeth pulled (I think your dentist calls them “wiggles”). With all my regular pick-ups and these “wiggles,” I was even busier than the bees are going to be in a couple of weeks when the flowers come out.
Well, as the night wore on, my tooth bag got heavier and heavier because the pulled teeth are so much bigger than the ones that just fall out (or get pulled out with string). And, to top it all off, it started to rain really hard.
So my bag got soaked with water, and with all those big teeth, I couldn’t fly any more. I was just bouncing along – fly a couple feet, hit the ground, fly a couple feet, and so on. It was very un-Fairy like. Luckily, I knew a family of field mice over in Gardner that let me dry off and spend the night. But, almost half of my pick-ups from last night didn’t happen.
Long story short, I’m here a day late, but I’m a dollar long (I’m giving you a little extra for the delay).
Love,
The Tooth Fairy
P.S. I’m working on a new Fairy-mobile so that I can handle the rain and extra teeth for next year. I don’t think you’ll have to wait again!
The Tooth Fairy also left a great Tooth Fairy certificate that was titled "Oooops" and was enjoyed greatly by my daughter.
My daughter was elated and we were certainly very happy the Tooth Fairy was OK. And, if this ever happens to your son or daughter, you can feel free to tell them about what happened to my daughter.
Good luck,
Chuck Smith
www.123ToothFairy.com
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