The Wobbly Tooth

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Paul is six. He has a wobbly tooth. The tooth is at the front, at the top, in the middle.

Paul berumur enam tahun. Dia punya gigi goyang. Giginya ada di depan, atas, di tengah.

Paul wiggles it with his tongue. The tooth moves forward. Paul wiggles it again. The tooth moves back. But it won’t come out.

Paul menggoyangkan gigi dengan lidahnya. Giginya bergerak ke depan. Paul menggoyangkannya lagi. Giginya bergerak ke belakang. Tapi gigi itu tidak lepas.

At school Lisa has a gap. Jonas has two gaps. And Ali even has three gaps. Only Paul has no gap yet.

Di sekolah, Lisa punya celah gigi. Jonas punya dua celah. Dan Ali bahkan punya tiga celah. Hanya Paul yang belum punya celah.

“The tooth fairy comes to Ali,” says Lisa. “Every night. Ali is rich.”

“Peri gigi datang ke tempat Ali,” kata Lisa. “Setiap malam. Ali kaya.”

Paul wants a gap too. And he wants the tooth fairy too.

Paul juga ingin punya celah. Dan dia juga ingin peri gigi.

At home he asks Mum. “Mum, how does the tooth come out?”

Di rumah, dia bertanya kepada Mama. “Mama, bagaimana caranya supaya giginya lepas?”

“Eat an apple,” says Mum. “A big, hard apple.”

“Makan apel,” kata Mama. “Apel yang besar dan keras.”

Paul eats an apple. He bites hard. The tooth wobbles. But it stays in. Paul eats another apple. And another one. Now Paul has a tummy ache. But the tooth is still there.

Paul makan apel. Dia menggigit dengan kuat. Giginya goyang. Tapi gigi itu tetap di sana. Paul makan apel lagi. Dan satu lagi. Sekarang perut Paul sakit. Tapi giginya masih ada di sana.

Then Dad comes home. “I have a plan,” he says. He fetches a piece of string. “We tie the string to the tooth. And we tie the string to the door. Then I shut the door. Bang! And the tooth is out.”

Lalu Papa pulang ke rumah. “Papa punya rencana,” katanya. Dia mengambil tali. “Kita ikat tali ke gigi. Dan talinya kita ikat ke pintu. Lalu Papa tutup pintunya. Bum! Dan giginya lepas.”

Paul looks at the string. He looks at the door. He looks at Dad. “No, thank you,” says Paul. He runs quickly to his room.

Paul melihat talinya. Dia melihat pintunya. Dia melihat Papa. “Tidak, terima kasih,” kata Paul. Dia lari cepat ke kamarnya.