In many places around the wold, the job of collecting baby teeth and leaving money for the child in return is not done by The Tooth Fairy but by mice, including La Petite Souris in France and El Ratoncito Pérez in Spain and some regions of Latin America. #MythologyMonday
Today I learned that the "tooth fairy" legend is said to have originated from Mme D'Aulnoy's 17th century French fairy tale, the Good Little Mouse.
In it, the princess' fairy godmother takes the shape of a little mouse.
A little mouse that helps defeat and evil king and his son by sneaking into their room at night, crawling into the king's mouth, biting his tongue and cheeks, and then eating the prince's eyeball... 😬 😬
My daughter lost her first tooth today! 😢 what’s the going rate on teeth nowadays? This damn inflation is going to cost me huh!?!? #Inflation#ToothFairy