The Tooth Fairy

(This episode actually happened a while ago, like about a year ago, but I kept forgetting to write about it. So, here goes.)

Sabina's first tooth is moving. Oh my goodness. Already? When the tooth started moving a lot, we started discussing the tooth fairy.

"When the tooth falls out", says Sabina, "you leave it on a plate. Then, in the night", she starts whispering in a mysterious voice, "the tooth fairy comes and takes the tooth and the child with her."

The smiles immediately vanish from our parental faces, and we both exclaim a huge "What?!".

"Yes", Sabina continues, totally unphased by our huge surprise. "The fairy takes the child up into the sky. And the child puts the tooth in a special spot in the sky. Then the child comes back down."

"Phew! Thank goodness the child comes back", we both sigh with relief.

"And then", Sabina continues with mysterious voice, "the tooth becomes a star."

We gaze at each other with pride and disbelief. We both love this story, but where in the world did our daughter come up with it?

"All your baby teeth", continues Sabina, "are up there, shining down on you every night, and taking care of you."

Ok, now she's starting to become so gorgous we just want to hug her. But, wait, she's not finished yet.

"And then", she goes on, "when you die, all your stars drop out of the sky, and onto you."

And that's how you combine fantasy and imagination with science and logic. She's got it all in one - she's prevented overcrowding of stars in the sky, and she's taken care of shooting stars as well. That's our girl!