松动的牙

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保罗六岁。他有一颗松动的牙。牙在前面，上面，中间。

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

保罗用舌头晃牙。牙往前动。保罗又晃。牙往后动。但是它不掉。

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

在学校，丽莎有一处缺口。乔纳斯有两处缺口。阿里甚至有三处缺口。只有保罗没有缺口。

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

“牙仙子来找阿里，”丽莎说。“每天晚上。阿里很有钱。”

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

保罗也想要一处缺口。他也想要牙仙子。

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

回家后，他问妈妈。“妈妈，牙怎么掉出来？”

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

“吃个苹果，”妈妈说。“要大的，硬的。”

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

保罗吃苹果。他用力咬。牙在晃。但是它还在。保罗又吃一个苹果。又吃一个。现在保罗肚子疼。但是牙还在那里。

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.

然后爸爸回家。“我有个办法，”他说。他拿出一根绳子。“绳子一头绑在牙上，一头绑在门上。然后我关门。砰！牙就出来了。”

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.”

保罗看绳子。他看门。他看爸爸。“不用了，谢谢，”保罗说。他很快跑进自己的房间。

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.