| The Tooth Fairy | |
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Real Name |
(Sometimes given as) Flossie |
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First Appearance |
Unknown |
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Created by |
Unknown |
Origin[]
The Tooth Fairy originates from Europe, wherein, when the child's sixth tooth falls out, he or she is rewarded with a gift.
Other versions have children gifted when any tooth comes out.
Powers and Abilities[]
It is generally accepted that the Tooth Fairy has an extraordinary expertise for stealth and invisibility. He/she also possesses flight via wings on his/her back.
Public Domain Appearances[]
Literary appearances[]
- 'Tooth Fairy' - The Chicago Daily Tribune (27 Sept. 1908 - letter by Lillian Brown)
- “I Have to Know 57 Trades in Order to Run My House,” by Helen Davenport Gibbons (June 1925)
Theatrical and musical appearances[]
- The Tooth Fairy (playlet), by Esther Watkins Arnold (1927)
Notes[]
- A 1984 study revealed that 74% of those surveyed believe the Tooth Fairy to be female, 6% believe male, with the rest undecided.
- A 2011 study found that American children receive $2.60 per tooth on average. Compare this to 1925, when Cosmopolitan wrote “We have a tooth fairy in our house who … can turn a tooth into a dime overnight.”