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Story Time: Secret of the fairy
Once there lived a girl called Sarah. She used to believe in all sorts of fairies and her favourite one was the Tooth Fairy. Sarah often asked her mom if she would ever be able to see the Tooth Fairy, as it was her greatest wish.
Her mother always consoled her saying that she would some day. One day Sarah went to tea at her Grandmother’s place with her parents. Everything was scrumptious except the biscuits, which were as hard as rocks. As Sarah bit into one, her wobbly tooth came out. “Lucky Sarah,” said Grandma. “Take it home and put it under your pillow for a pleasant surprise.”
Sarah was thrilled, what could be the surprise for her. She quickly and gently put her tooth under her pillow and fell fast asleep. The next morning, her tooth had gone and there was a shiny new coin instead. Sarah screamed with surprise, yelling “I can’t believe it, yes I know I can’t believe it, yes I know I can’t believe it”. Saying this she rubbed her eyes twice or thrice.
Sarah’s mother came to check what the excitement was all about and Sarah told her everything. Her mother laughed and patted Sarah gently. She told her that it was the Tooth Fairy who did this to make children happy. When Sarah heard this she scratched her head thoughtfully and immediately ran to her room. She wrote a letter:
Dear Tooth Fairy,
I have a tooth for you. If you wake me up you can have it.
Love Sarah
Then Sarah thought that she should also put a tooth, otherwise that wouldn’t be fair.
So again Sarah very happily went to Grandma’s house and asked for some more biscuits, which were as hard as rocks. They were soon prepared and Sarah happily tucked into one. When she chewed it Sarah found another wobbly tooth.
She wiggled and jiggled it, but it wouldn’t budge, so she took another bite and there fell her wobbly tooth. Sarah thanked her grandmother and headed towards her house.
That night she left the note beneath her pillow and hid her tooth. Later that night a fairy appeared and as she tried taking out Sarah’s note, Sarah suddenly woke up. Now she controlled her emotions and politely asked the Tooth Fairy, “If you don’t mind my asking, why do you want my tooth?”
The Tooth Fairy smiled, “Come with me,” she said, pointing a tiny remote control at Sarah.
“Wow!” Sarah was standing in a huge room that sparkled and shone. In the middle of the room there was a big machine with a funnel, into which all the teeth were placed.
“Your tooth will go into the funnel,” she said. “We need children’s teeth to make fairy dust, it is a secret ingredient used in a number of our spells. Teeth are valuable to us fairies, that’s why we always pay you.”
Sarah gazed in amazement, with her mouth half open.
“I have to take tonight’s teeth to the stores,” said the fairy, “but since you are here I will grant you three wishes”.
Sarah closed her eyes and took a deep breath. But before Sarah could start speaking, the fairy factory had vanished, and she was back in bed, holding a shiny coin. “What! Was this a dream?” But Sarah didn’t mind whether she had dreamt or whether that was reality. At least her greatest wish was fulfilled. Thinking about this she quickly ran downstairs to show her mother the coin and narrate her story.
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