When I was young, I hated to clean my teeth. I used to find many excuses to go to bed _______ brushing my teeth.

One day, I read a story about the tooth fairy. It said that if a child puts a fallen tooth under the pillow, the tooth fairy _______ it away and leave money when the child falls asleep.

I asked my Mum, “Is there _______ a tooth fairy, Mum?” “Maybe there is,” my Mum smiled and answered. “But your teeth are so terrible that the tooth fairy won’t like them.”

Several days later, one of my teeth fell out. Just like my mother said, it was really _______. It was yellow with a black hole in it. I put it under my pillow before going to bed.

The next day, I woke up early and _______ my pillow quickly. The tooth was missing! One yuan _______ a piece of paper was under my pillow.

“You _______ protect your teeth more carefully. If you give me a tooth like that again, I won’t take it. — Tooth fairy”

I _______ to the sink and began to brush my teeth seriously.

Days passed quickly. I knew that the tooth fairy was my Mum, _______ no one told me the truth. Everyone in my family wanted to keep a beautiful ____________ tale, in which both my mother and I were leading roles.