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Article: The exchange: Anna had never done an Exchange before, not on her own. (a young tooth fairy's dilemma)(short story)
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- Highlights for Children
- Article date:
- April 1, 1997
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Holding her mother tightly, Anna watched from the doorway as the angry owl flapped off into the dawn. "I made it home just in time," said her mother. "But the tooth! Do you have it?"
Anna held up the bag her mother had dropped to the floor. It was light and sturdy, woven of the finest spider silk. "It's here," she said. "But look at your wing! It's torn!"
"It will heal," said her mother. "It's the tooth that's important." She sighed. "And I almost didn't find it. Ten-year-olds are the worst, Anna. Losing a tooth isn't exciting to them anymore. The Exchange doesn't mean much. I finally- found this one in a clutter under the bed, and by then it was ...