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What does the Tooth Fairy want children's teeth FOR?

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Trills · 05/12/2018 08:33

I can only think of nightmarish answers.

Does she eat them?

Does she build a castle out of them?

Is it because if a witch gets a part of your body the witch can curse you, and the tooth fairy's job is to keep you safe from that?

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TillyVonMilly · 05/12/2018 08:36

The tooth fairy collects them because they hold the child’s memories. At least that’s what happens in Rise of the Guardians Smile

PinkHeart5914 · 05/12/2018 08:37

She builds a castle out of them 😃

YourMilkshakeIsBetterThanMine · 05/12/2018 08:38

She builds her castle out of them so she only wants white, sparkly teeth.

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Nettletheelf · 05/12/2018 08:38

They carve little toys for fairy children, of course.

(So Enid Blyton reckoned anyway)

sashh · 05/12/2018 08:39

I thought they made fairy dust out of them?

HelloViroids · 05/12/2018 08:39

I agree she builds a castle. Each shiny tooth is like a brick Grin

TroyKing · 05/12/2018 08:40

She puts them in the sky to twinkle amongst the stars, hence why it's important to look after your teeth so she can put your pearly whites up high!

If your child looks carefully they might be able to see their tooth twinkling in the sky.

NoSpend19 · 05/12/2018 08:40

I had this one and had to think on my feet. I said the tooth fairy turns them into magic tooth dust and sprinkles it on the DC at night to make their big teeth grow.

jessstan2 · 05/12/2018 08:40

She makes false teeth for old gnomes.

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Trills · 05/12/2018 08:41

They hold children's memories?

That's still pretty damn spooky.

I think if I'd believed that as a child I'd have tried to swallow my tooth and keep my memory.

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Elfinablender · 05/12/2018 08:41

So that the sun rises.

Racecardriver · 05/12/2018 08:44

@jessstan2 Grin

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Trills · 05/12/2018 08:44

I thought that the Hogfather had to be killed so that the sun rises?

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Claw001 · 05/12/2018 08:45

She uses them to spy on children, if they don’t brush their teeth, do their homework, eat their veg, be good and make mum a cup of coffee, she comes back for the rest! Grin obviously!

WillChellam · 05/12/2018 08:45

This. Is. Actually. A Thing.....

What does the Tooth Fairy want children's teeth FOR?
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Trills · 05/12/2018 08:46

Magic tooth dist sounds sensible, but why is she paying you when she's doing you a service?

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NoSpend19 · 05/12/2018 08:48

Magic tooth dist sounds sensible, but why is she paying you when she's doing you a service?

I didn't get that follow on question but I think I would have said its to say thank you for keeping your tooth nicely cleaned so that it makes good dust.

3WildOnes · 05/12/2018 08:55

She turns them into fairy dust.

LavenderBush · 05/12/2018 08:59

It's very creepy, actually, isn't it?

And just think how many she must have by now. Literally millions of other people's teeth.

Bacardi101 · 05/12/2018 09:00

My mum used to tell me she took them and gave them to a baby to have thier first tooth!!!

Claw001 · 05/12/2018 09:01

She comes into your house, while you are sleeping too!

Elfinablender · 05/12/2018 09:02

Hmm, I haven't read it in yonks. Maybe I've misremembered. I'll have to dig it out.

Super123 · 05/12/2018 09:03

They make fairy playgrounds with them.

Sitranced · 05/12/2018 10:47

Draws dots on them to use as dice. Her favourite game is yahtzee.

thesnapandfartisinfallible · 05/12/2018 10:47

Because children's teeth are magical and can be turned into gold. So she leaves behind one of the coins for the child as payment. Adults teeth aren't magic because most adults don't believe completely in magic anymore.