兒子對錢的胃口越來越大

昨天早晨兒子起來，又讓老爸幫他搖搖已經鬆動的牙齒。誰知老爸還沒用上勁，牙齒就下來了。兒子一看，連出血也顧不上，衝老媽喊開了：“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.” 兒子喝了口水，又吐出來。然後就衝老爸說：“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. ” 老爸一如既往地裝糊塗。

小人兒可不管，洗了一遍又一遍。然後拿個信封包好。到晚上回來，又從信封裏拿出來，放到枕頭下。到睡覺前，去枕頭底下看了幾次，還在那裏呢。忙著問老爸：“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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今天早晨醒來，一看是兩塊錢， 臉上還是笑開了花。

(6/14/2007)