The Tooth Faerie - In Collaboration With Nina Parmetner

The word on faerie lips, I’ve heard - A gleaming, white, pristine, grade A... Baby tooth. And rarely used. A solid, shining, well-endowed, enamel-laden tooth. I’m wowed! And.... It’s in the next town! Flyable! I gather my reliable Companion faeries... and we’re off. Now, they’ll be the distractions from this night-time interaction. One can change into a rat, and one a bat. And, readers, THAT Is how you keep prying parents BUSY. I’ll be the procurer of the tooth. Magnifico! Window’s just open. In we go, My troops and I, A squeeze.... a wiggle... We’re there. We giggle. The holder of the tooth Is fast asleep. So in we creep, And there she is - blonde, dainty pinkish lips. And I'll admit she’s pretty cute. Though drools a bit. And now... the moment... I lift the pillow.... And that’s it! I have no doubt! And look, some gore is hanging out! I don’t mind telling you, I quite like that bit. Anyway, I scrape off the food.... Oh, mercy me.... Spinach for tea. But... It’s gorgeous. Flawless. A tooth without a mark, a nick Or dent. Enamel slick and gleaming new as the first day It came through! My troops and I - we dance in glee around the bed - unstoppably! And our giggles wake... no one. A Perfect Score! We fly out, we’re elated They’ll rejoice We will be feted And paraded all through Faerie Town! They’ll pull the other posters down And photograph our faerie faces All the faerie places Will be graced With our fair countenances! We’ll launch such legends and romances! What’s more! What’s more! The Grand Dame of the council... she’ll be BOUNCING With excitement and announcing Our awards and trophies shining We’ll be signing Faerie books and faerie hands Our names will sing through all the land! Oh, a treasure was scored today! We’re laughing, laughing all the way Home. Careful! Don’t drop our Treasure, for with that, all our high dreams would.... Oh.