12/8/2005   English German
  Edition # 57  
San Francisco, 12-8-2005

The Tooth Fairy is coming.
Figure [1]: A children's book about the Tooth Fairy

Angelika The little things that are different in Germany compared to America always fascinate me anew. In the summer, we visited our friends in Portland, and the son of the house had a loose tooth. He excitedly told us that as soon as he lost the tooth, the Tooth Fairy would come, which greatly astonished Michael, as he had never heard of the Tooth Fairy before. I was already familiar with her from various stories and children's books from the kindergarten in the Tenderloin, where I work. Here's how it works: When a child loses a milk tooth, they place it under their pillow. During the night, the Tooth Fairy (i.e., the parents) comes and exchanges the tooth for money, usually 1 dollar nowadays. In contrast, I used to place my milk teeth in a matchbox lined with cotton. There was no money involved.

Your crooked-toothed Europeans in San Francisco:

The translation of "Angelika und Michael" to English is "Angelika and Michael.

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