TOOTHACHE
by
Nicholas Knight
"Hey! Don't swat me!"
"Who said that?" asked the surprised child.
"Me!"
"But you're a firefly!"
"I'm no stinkin' fly! I'm a tooth fairy!"
"Does that mean you're gonna give me money?"
"Sure does. And since this is your first tooth..."
"First?" the child cut in indignantly. "It's my second!"
"Oh. I guess your parents must have beat me to the first one."
"So how much you gonna give me?"
"A quarter."
"Big deal! My parents gave me a buck!"
SWAT