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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1972
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE 5
rom my window
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This writer may be called
many things, but never an
insomniac. My husband tells
me that as I'm getting into bed
and my head is nearing the
pillow, I'm already 90 percent
asleep. That's a fair assess-
ment of the situation, I think.
I love to sleep. I always have.
Our youngest son has many
of my characteristics --he's
lovable, gentle and kind. But
when it comes to getting up in
the morning, he's exactly like
his father --wise awake at the
crack of dawn and eager to get
going at something, anything,
which will get him out of bed.
One day last week, our
youngest son --aged six years --
lost his first baby tooth. It was
no accident. It was an act of
Mother Nature, a perfectly nat-
ural process of growing older.
In anticipation of the corning
of the Tooth Fairy, our son
placed his tooth under his pillov,
and climbed into bed at a very
early hour.
"Do you think the tooth fairy
will come?" I asked him, hop-
ing he'd tell me he wasn't too
sure about it.
"Why certainly, " he expl-
ained in his most grown-up tone
of voice. "He comes to other
boys and girls. Why wouldn't
he come for me?"
I had to admit his faith was
strong and lively. I also realiz-
ed the Tooth Fairy was in for a
financial fleecing.
"How much is a tooth worth
do you think?" I asked, trying
to get an idea just what being
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
the Tooth Fairy for a six-year
old of an inflation era would in-
volve.
"Oh, about five dollars, " he
said, matter-of-factly.
"Five dollars, " I retorted in
utter amazement. "Boy, that's
a lot more than the Tooth Fairy
used to leave when your brother
and sister were dealing with him
I hadn't realized inflation would
affect the Tooth Fairy."
For the first time, I saw my
son's assurance slip a trifle. He
winced a little and adjusted his
sites a bit.
"Well, maybe 25 cents is ab-
out all, " he said, watching my
face carefully for a reaction.
So as the bedside lamp was
turned out for the night, the
matter was settled. The price
was 25 cents... and we both
knew somehow the Tooth Fairy
was informed about the deal.
It was 5 a.m. when I heard
the first rumblings from down
the hall the next morning. Our
son apparently was not surprised
to find his tooth missing and a
bright, shiny quarter in its place,
In fact, he wasn't even excited
enough to report his good
fortune to the family. But he
was too excited to get back to
sleep... or even to be quiet.
Initially it was just humming.
Then the singing began. Before
long, it had built to a strong,
rousing singing, clapping,
stamping session that aroused
the whole household.
When challenged about his
noisy behaviour, our son prom-
ised to be more quiet. He was.
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1 -le began the awful tip -toeing
routine, up and down the stairs,
through the entire house, into
our bedroom to check on the
clock, over to the window to
look for the first signs of day-
light,
And those whispers. Thos inf-
uriating whispers.
"When is it time for you to
get up, mom?" he'd whisper,
his lips right against my ear.
"Is it soon going to be morning?
"Can't you be more quiet?"
I asked several times. "Mommy
and daddy are tired. We want
to sleep. Go back to your bed."
Rejected and repulsed, our
son left our bedroom to console
himself in the kitchen. Before
long I heard the frig door slam
and sound of milk being poured.
Then there was the click of the
toaster and the smell of bread
getting crusty and brown. Soon
it was the scraping of the jam
jar. Next the lip snacking.
After that, the long high-
pitched whine of the empty
television channel as it waits
to begin the day's programming,
Louder and louder grew the
whine as our son tried in vain
to get some dialogue or music.
Then, with one sudden burst
or ear -shattering sound of 0
Canada, brass band and choir.
It was at this point I rose
from the bed and descended to
the downstairs. On my way I
glanced at the clock which
declared the hour was 6 a.m.
I confronted our son.
"Where's your library book?"
I asked him, switching off the
television, "I dunno, " he answ-
ered, sensing my mood.
"We'll find it, " I stated.
"Look on top of the frig."
With one swift movement, he
was into the kitchen, up on the
step -stool retrieving the book.
"Now upstairs, into your
room, " I ordered, now feeling
a surge of power. "Turn on
your light and read your library
book--quietly--with your door
shut. I'm going back to bed
and I don't want to be disturbed
for at least one hour."
He obeyed.
Two hours later at 8 a.m.,
a very sweet little boy softly
stroked my face.
"You going to work mom?"
he asked, shyly.
"Yes, " I replied, taking his
little hand in mine and squeez-
ing it.
"You'd better get up then, "
he offered. "You'll be late."
I agreed and began to stretch
and yawn the way mothers --
especially sleepy ones --do
sometimes.
"The Tooth Fairy came, " he
told me.
"He did?" I asked.
"Yep, and he left 25 cents, "
he said, eyes wide open. "That'
not much. Some kids get more.
But it was too early to spend it
anyway. So I'm going to wait
until Saturday. Maybe I'll
see something you would like
for Christmas. You know what
I mean?"
I knew what he meant. And
if a mother has to be awiakened
from a sound sleep early in the
morning, there's nobody nicer
in the whole world to do it
than one's own little son. Don't
you agree?
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