clap to humor the fairies March 16, 2007
Bassie saw “Peter Pan” yesterday, which she loved. When I asked her about Tinkerbell, she said, “Oh, yeah, when Tink drank the poison, everyone had to clap to make her come back alive, even if you didn’t believe in fairies.”
Me: What? You don’t believe in fairies?
Bassie: No, but I clapped anyway.
Me: Why would you clap if you don’t believe in fairies?
Bassie: Because I wish there were fairies.
Interesting. So as a follow-up, and because my husband and our friends Joni and Justin were incredulous at her sophistication (although it’s a wonder that anyone would be surprised by anything that comes out of her mouth anymore), I asked her later in the evening:
Me: Bassie, do you know what the Tooth Fairy is?
Bassie: Oh yes!
Me: What is it?
Bassie: It’s when you or daddy talk my tooth from under my pillow and throw it away and leave me a treasure.
Me: Okay, well don’t tell any of your friends, because they’d be really upset if they found out the I was the Tooth Fairy.
Yosef: Yeah, Mommy works very hard to keep her secret.
Me: I’m the Tooth Fairy for the whole county.
Bassie: (Laughs as if to say “You two are so cute!”)
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