"Shhh," I said. "Don't talk so loud." I had to think fast. She was about to blow my cover. Then it came to me--the perfect lie. "Hippie," I whispered. "I've been doing research about the area we live in. Fairies don't live here, only pixies have been sighted. But we can't talk about this too long or too loudly. Pixies are very mischievous. They can change their shape, even look like you, or me. And they could be anywhere, listening. Now, what were you going to tell me?"
She gasped. "Well, I thought I saw you taking my tooth, but now I'm not sure. Mom, are you the Tooth Fairy or was it a pixie?"
"Pixies must live in this area." I shook my head in disbelief. "They're so crafty."
She nodded before smiling. "I'm so glad you told me all of this."
"Me too," I said, feeling like a superhero. I might not own a cape, or know how to fly, but I know how to save innocence and keep kids' imaginations alive. BAM!--take that Batman!
hehehe ... I didn't know about the Tooth 'Fairy' ... I grew up putting my teeth in a shoe under my bed for the Tooth Mouse ... :)
ReplyDeleteWe had a pillow with the Cookie Monster on it and a little pocket. We had to leave it outside the bedroom door. Crafty, my parents were. They gave me the pillow last year. Might be using it...
ReplyDeleteLMAO oh that is a good way to spin it, always a way to keep their imagination alive.
ReplyDeleteAwesome quick thinking. Sure beats my "Well, Daddy was a little low on cash and wanted to see what the tooth fairy left you" story when I got caught.
ReplyDeleteKeep them believing for as long as you can. There's nothing wrong with leaving a little magic in their worlds.
I'm heading toward the age where I may be looking for some more Tooth Fairy money. Hope I get bigger bucks for old man teeth so I can pay the damn dentist bill.
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I hear ya there. The Hippie lost a tooth at my parents' house and they gave her $10. I started thinking, if they paid me for all my teeth, I could get a mini laptop! *Still smiling*
Delete$10.00 for ONE tooth? Holy moley, Batman!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover, Elisa! You know, some of the kids around here get paid $20. It's sickening. It's difficult to raise kids with normal morals and values with so many around us are lost in their ways.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant thinking! I am going to have to remember that in the future!
ReplyDeleteDear Elisa, oh, you pixie you!!! Peace.
ReplyDeleteMr. Bird, up there at the top of the comments, I love your idea: Tooth Fairies for us old folks. I'm losing mine at an alarming rate and at $10.00 a pop, I would soon, yes, be able to pay the dentist at least. Laptop will have to wait.
ReplyDeleteI hope Hippie doesn't read this post, accusing pixies of hacking your blogger account is going a bit too far.
ReplyDeleteLove this story! Your creativity helped you out in a pinch. Pixies are so clever. :)
ReplyDelete~Jess
The pixies are cousins of the Underwear Gnomes from South Park.
ReplyDeleteYou are SUCH a good mom, and so clever on the spot!!! Im not surprised at all. :)
ReplyDeleteGood work at the quick thinking, Middle Child.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
I don't think I ever believed in the tooth fairy, and by the time I was up to my canine teeth we'd stopped bothering with the charade and just got given the money.
ReplyDeleteI'm think I at least half believed in Father Christmas when I was little, but when I was five I walked in on my mum talking to my grandma about choosing one of my presents. It was one I'd had from Father Christmas. I never actually believed that 'he only comes if you believe in him', but I still felt for some reason that I shouldn't tell my parents. I fooled them for ten years, until my mum sat me down to tell me the truth!
That was awesome quick thinking! Loved it-lol! Tooth fairy never came to visit us when we were kids :-(
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