Tooth Teeth Children Special Small Dentist Falls Fairy

Many American children "get excited" (are happy about something) when their "baby teeth" (the first, temporary teeth one gets; non-permanent teeth) start to "wiggle" (move). They know that when their tooth falls out, the "tooth fairy" will come to visit.

A "fairy" is a small, imaginary creature that looks like a woman, but has wings and can fly. The "tooth fairy" is a special fairy that comes into children's rooms at night after their teeth have fallen out, "collecting" (taking and keeping) their teeth and leaving something for a child "in return" (in exchange for the tooth).

When a tooth falls out, the child puts it under his or her pillow before falling asleep. Some children have a small, special pillow with a small pocket just for holding teeth that they put underneath their regular pillow. In the middle of the night, the tooth fairy comes and takes the tooth away. "In its place" (where the tooth was), she leaves a small present. This might be a "sticker" (a small piece of paper with a pretty or interesting picture and a special glue on the other side so it can be attached to other things), candy, or a "coin" (a metal piece of money). "Nowadays" (in modern times), some kids get a few dollars for their teeth, but coins are probably still more "common" (usual; typical).

Of course, "there's no such thing as" (nothing exists) the tooth fairy, but little children don't know that. Their parents secretly do the tooth fairy's work at night until the child is old enough to know what's really happening.