Tooth Fairy (仙女)
All over the world, many young children believe in magic. It’s just the way a child’s mind works. As we get older, many of us aren’t able to believe in magic. But when we are young, anything is possible.
In Canada, young children believe in a magical character known as the “Tooth Fairy”. The Tooth Fairy is a pretty girl with wings (翅膀). Can you guess what she does? Her job is to take care of children’s baby teeth.
Children get two sets of teeth. One set is called the baby teeth. Baby teeth fall out on their own as children reach the age of seven. When a baby tooth falls out, or is pulled (拉) out, children do not throw (扔) it away.
In fact, they put this tooth under their pillow (枕头) when they go to bed, and they are very excited. They think about the Tooth Fairy when they fall asleep. They truly believe that the Tooth Fairy will visit them. And best of all, they believe that she will do something special when she arrives.
During the night, the Tooth Fairy comes and takes the tooth. But the special thing is that she leaves something behind for the children. She leaves money in place of the tooth. When the children wake up the next morning, the first thing they do is to look under their pillow. The tooth is lost, but there is some money in its place.
Losing your baby teeth is scary, but the Tooth Fairy makes it a lot easier. What’s more, in a few weeks, a new tooth will start to grow in your mouth.
【小题1】What is the Tooth Fairy like?【小题2】Does the Tooth Fairy take care of the children’s teeth which grow after the age of seven?
【小题3】What does the Tooth Fairy do after the children go to sleep?
【小题4】If the Tooth Fairy can make one of your dreams come true, what do you want? Why?
