The first loose tooth is very exciting. It is also a time of many questions. Luie has been asking, “Is the tooth fairy always a girl? What does the tooth fairy do with the teeth? How does the tooth fairy know that I have a loose tooth? Does the tooth fairy come to Gibraltar?”
So I set out to do some research. It turns out that most of Europe is visited by either the tooth fairy or the tooth mouse. Below is a list of countries and the name given to the fairy or mouse. The tooth fairy and the tooth mouse both exchange a prize for baby teeth.
Tooth Fairy
Gibraltar and U.K: Tooth fairy
Germany: Zahnfee
Norway: Tannefe
Ireland: Annabogle
Tooth Mouse
Spain: ratoncito Perez
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Algeria, Luxemburg: (French speaking countries): la petite souris
I wasn’t able to answer all of Luie’s questions, but we did learn something new. And the tooth fairy did come visit him in Gibraltar. What did she/he bring? A handful of pounds and pence were left in exchange for his tooth. Making a happy little Luie man. So happy, that he is already working on his next loose tooth.
Wow another loose tooth! Luie you are growing too fast! 🙂 looks like you made a haul!
I definitely vote for the Annabogle. Wonder what Bill will get for his broken adult tooth which now needs a crown. Luie, Good on ya!
from Luie: Thank you Bonnie! It was very exciting having my loose tooth because it was my very first one!
Congrats Luie on the loss of the first tooth. It is agood thing to get a loose tooth out because something is always underneath wanting to grow an needs a spot sprout up!!! Interesting information about the tooth fairy, my kids tooth fairy usually fell asleep!!!! Oh No!
from Luie: Thank you Annette and Steve! I got a lot of good Gibraltar money!
Wow Louie the tooth fairy was good to you. love g-man
from Luie: Thank you Grandad! I did like what the tooth fairy bringed me. I tried to get my mom and dad to give me some money so I could have money to buy something. But I got money from the tooth fairy which was really a pleasure!