9. Miracles!

9 Miracles! That night, Mother put me in bed. Daddy was in baby Ollie's room. He was trying to rock that cranky boy to sleep. We heard Ollie fussing. "I bet you're glad I'm not that bad. Right, Mother?" I said. "That baby is a pain in our necks. Right?" Mother laughed. "Oh, believe me, Junie B., you were no peach when you were teething, either," she said.

She tickled me a little bit. "Speaking of teeth… tonight's the big night, right?" she said. "Tonight's the night you're finally leaving your tooth for the fairy." I covered my face with my sheet. "Don't remind me," I said. Mother laughed again. "Don't be silly. This is going to be fun." She handed me my tooth to put under my pillow. I handed it right back to her. "You do it, Mother. You put it under my pillow, okay?" I said. "And put it close to the edge, please. 'Cause I don't want the fairy tramping around down there." Mother put it close to the edge. She let me check it. After that, she leaned down. And she gave me a big hug.

"I'm very proud of you, Junie B.," she said. "I'm proud that you got over all that silly nonsense Paulie Allen Puffer told you." "Thank you," I said. "I am proud of me, too." After that, Mother kissed me good night. And she turned out my light. I quick turned it on again. "Yeah, only I think I will sleep with the light on tonight," I said. "You know… just in case I have to come running out of my room in the middle of the night because there's a witch in here." Mother did a sigh. "Whatever," she said. After that, she gave me another hug. And she closed my door. I jumped up and opened it again. "Yeah, only I think I will sleep with the

door opened tonight," I said. "You know… just in case I start screaming my head off in the middle of the night because there's a witch in here." Mother said, "I give up." I give up means the same as whatever, I believe. After that, she kissed me one more time. And she left my room. The next morning, I woke up very relieved. Because guess what? I made it through the night! That's what! I hugged myself real happy. Then, all of a sudden, I remembered about the fairy. And my heart started to pound and pound. 'Cause maybe there was money under my pillow right that very minute! I took a big breath.

Then, very careful, I reached under there. And I felt all around. And bingo! My fingers touched something! I grabbed ahold of it and pulled it out. Then I sat up straight in bed. And I laughed and laughed. 'Cause good news! Ha! CASH!

I zoomed to the kitchen and skipped around the table. "CASH! CASH! I GOT CASH!" I hollered real thrilled. "WHO WANTS TO SEE IT? HUH? WHO WANTS TO SEE MY CASH?