The Whole Tooth
Published Jan 01, 1900
My ten-year-old son informed us that part of his tooth had come out. We checked and, sure enough, a piece had broken off. Trying to lighten the moment, I asked my husband, "What do you suppose the tooth fairy gives for half a tooth?" "Nothing," he replied, "She wants the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
