11 Let’s Go Shopping!

CHAPTER 11 LET'S GO SHOPPING!

SHAKE! SHAKE! SHAKE! 'Wake up, Andy!' says Terry, shaking me roughly. Andy! Wake up!' 'What is it now, Terry?' I say. 'You promised to be quiet! I'm trying to get to sleep so the tooth fairy can come!'

'You did fall asleep!' says Terry. 'And the tooth fairy did come!' 'Really?' I say. 'Yes,' says Terry, picking up the glass. 'Look!' At the bottom of the glass is a shiny, brand-new two- dollar coin.

'It worked!' I say. 'We've got the two dollars we need. But how did you know?' 'I saw the whole thing!' says Terry. 'They made so much noise I was afraid they were going to wake you up.' 'They?' I say. 'I thought there was only one tooth fairy.'

'There is,' says Terry, breathlessly, 'but she had a whole gang of helpers and they had a little truck with a crane and a money-making machine just like ours— only it was tiny, and it didn't make honey. I followed them back to Fairyland and I saw them use your tooth as a firework to help celebrate the fairy queen's birthday!' 'Are you sure you didn't fall asleep as well?' I say. 'Sounds like you've been dreaming.' 'No, it's true,' says Terry. 'You can ask the readers. They were there too. They saw me see the whole thing!'

'It's not that I don't believe you,' I say. 'But I think I will check with them anyway.' Well, readers, is it true? Did Terry really see all that stuff?