Little A lost his first tooth a week into his sixth birthday. Coincidentally, it was the same one that popped out when he cut his first baby tooth at six months old.
Initially he was really sad. "I don't want people to laugh at me," was all he said, even after we had assured him that all his friends would go through the same stage.
And so, mommy had to spin a tale about the tooth fairy. I told him that after his tooth fell, he would need to put it under his pillow and the tooth fairy would come visit him. She would then leave him 50 sen in exchange for the tooth.
He was so taken by the whole story, he couldn't wait for that little tooth to fall out. Daddy told me later in the day that he repeated this tale to him after I had left for work.
When we picked him up from school that day, the wobbly little tooth had fallen out. Little A had kept it in his bag. "Don't forget to put it under my pillow, mommy," he said.
He went to bed without much fuss that night and was actually happy to sleep early. And later that night, the tooth fairy did come - she didn't take his tooth but she left 50 sen anyway :)
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Only 50 sen ah? Just kidding :) I love little A's innocence and his excitement about the tooth fairy. How did he react when he found the 50 sen?
Hi Kash!
Little A was overjoyed - he showed the coin to everyone. 50 sen still expensive lah. I have 3 kids x 20 milk teeth each x 50 sen = rm30. And that's not including dental visits! :)
Oh yah - I forgot about the other teeth. Little A will now be looking forward to his other teeth falling out :)
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