TABITHA THE TOOTHTAKER

Fairy Tabitha gazed at her garden wall

Now this won’t do, at all at all

Those naughty elves have broken through

Pinched all my apples and cherries too

 

That hole needs mended, I’ll have to find

A little girl who’s good and kind

A child whose smile lights up her face

A pretty young lady so full of grace

 

Now there’s Molly, who’s jolly but just three, wee pet

Her teeth are safe for some time yet

And Jack is so little, his teeth wouldn’t do

Beautiful boy, his teeth aren’t quite through

 

Pretty young Keeley, young lady at last

Her grown up teeth will be coming through fast

They’ll last all her life if she brushes and cleans

Baby teeth will fall out, you know what that means

 

So Tabitha hummed and whistled a tune

Knowing her wall would be fixed pretty soon

Tooth under K’s pillow, all shiny and white

Perfect to make her garden wall right

 

So when Keeley snuggled that night in her bed

To her Mummy the little girl said

“Will the Tooth Fairy come when I’m really asleep?

What if I wake, can I take a peep?

To see her wings and sparkly dress

Can I Mummy, please say Yes.”

 

Sorry Love the answer’s No

She’s really quite shy, away she would go

There’d be no shiny coins of brand new money

So close those tired eyes and sleep now, Honey.

 

During the night when the house was still

Tabitha flew onto the window sill

Tooth under the pillow, still nestling there

She whispered “Thank You” and took to the air

 

When Keeley awoke the very next day

Felt for her tooth. Her tooth was away.

Sparkling fairy dust scattered around

A silver sixpence and a golden pound

 

So if you hear laughter and sweet sounding singing

If you smell roses, hear bluebells ringing

If you taste orange and cinnamon sticks

It’s due to the goodness of Keeley aged six

She gave Tabitha her treasure, her own little pearl

To keep blossoms safe in the fairy world.

 

 

ON NEW YEAR’S EVE 2015  MY BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTER KEELEY LOST ANOTHER OF HER BABY TEETH. AS SHE WAS STAYING WITH ME WE HAVE DEDUCED THAT THE TOOTH FAIRY HAS SAT NAV AND NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE SHE WILL FIND YOU. AND SHE DID!  MAGIC!

LOVE YOU KEELEY!!!

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