儿子对钱的胃口越来越大

昨天早晨儿子起来，又让老爸帮他摇摇已经松动的牙齿。谁知老爸还没用上劲，牙齿就下来了。儿子一看，连出血也顾不上，冲老妈喊开了：“Yahooo, one tooth is off now! ５ dollars as dad promised.”

“Ok, Ok. You better wash your mouth now. There is a lot of blood inside. Any pain?”

“No.” 儿子喝了口水，又吐出来。然后就冲老爸说：“Grace said that she got 5 dollars from toothfairy last time because she washed her tooth very clean. How much do you think I get from toothfairy?”

“I have no idea, that's toothfairy's business. ” 老爸一如既往地装糊涂。

小人儿可不管，洗了一遍又一遍。然后拿个信封包好。到晚上回来，又从信封里拿出来，放到枕头下。到睡觉前，去枕头底下看了几次，还在那里呢。忙着问老爸：“When does the toothfairy come to take the tooth? How much will she give me this time?”

“No idea. However, she does not want people to see her, so I guess she must come in mid-night. You said that you would get one dollar for each of your bottom tooth. ”

“But I clean it. Grace got 5 dollars.”

“Maybe toothfairy has no 1 dollar bill when she took Grace's tooth. It's the toothfairy who makes the decision.”

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今天早晨醒来，一看是两块钱， 脸上还是笑开了花。

(6/14/2007)