In a far away land there exists the country of Toothlandia. Now Toothlandia isn't like other countries. It's a very special place. Full of faries and princesses and dinosaurs and pirates. They all work together to collect the teeth that children from all over the universe lose as they grow up.
Once upon a time in Toothlandia there lived a Toothasaurus Rex named Chomper. Chomper grew up in a normal home with his Toothasaurus mom and Toothasaurus dad and his Toothasaurus big sisters. Chomper's family were some of the best collectors in all of Toothlandia. They had a talent for finding the best teeth, the ones that had no cavities whatsoever. Then they would bring the teeth home to Toothlandia and plant them in the garden. Beautiful bushes and trees would grow from where the teeth had been planted. Those provided food for the creatures of Toothlandia and some of the most beautiful flowers you have ever seen. They were red, blue, purple and green, orange, pink, gold and white. Everyone in Toothlandia loved to see the gardens that Chomper's family had planted.
Everyone except for Chomper.
See Chomper was sad because he couldn't collect teeth like his family did. Chomper had another job in Toothlandia.
When the tooth collectors of Toothlandia went out they had to collect all the teeth. Even the bad ones. But the bad teeth didn't grow beautiful flowers. So the collectors would plant them far away from their town in the Rotten Forest. As the teeth sprouted they grew into scary, evil trees that wanted to hurt the creatures of Toothlandia.
Chomper and some other brave creatures had to go into the forest each day and fight against the scary trees. Some of the fighters used swords but Chomper just used his sharp teeth and his claw like hands. Even though his arms were short he was a mighty warrior against the evil trees.
Chomper knew his work was important but he still didn't want to do it. He wanted to talk to the kids about making sure they kept their teeth flossed and brushed before they lost their teeth. That way they wouldn’t have to plant the evil trees but could continue to grow the beautiful flowers and the good plants that fed the creatures of Toothlandia. The problem was that he wasn’t allowed to go talk to the kids. The creatures of Toothlandia had to keep their existence a secret. None of the children were allowed to see them. They were supposed to stay the stuff of dreams and legends. Chomper was worried though because he knew that recently it had been getting harder and harder to find good teeth to plant. Every day more evil trees were sprouting and there fewer and fewer flowers in the gardens around the land. Chomper knew he had to do something or Toothlandia would not have the teeth it needed to grow enough food to feed everyone.
One day, Chomper came up with a plan.
He would find a very special family who was willing to keep the secret of Toothlandia and he would ask for their help. It wouldn’t be easy, he would get into a lot of trouble if he was caught but Chomper knew this was a risk he had to take. And he knew just the family he should see. Chromper’s sister had told him about a family a lot like their own. They had a mom and a dad, and one little boy who had two big sisters. They were the perfect family to help Chomper save his home.
It took a long time to plan but finally Chomper had everything together. Every creature from Toothlandia had the magic to be able to travel to a child’s house when they lost a tooth. Even the creatures who weren’t collectors were capable of transporting themselves. Chomper waited and waited until one of the little girls in the family lost her very first tooth, The celebration went up all around Toothlandia. A child had lost her first tooth! First teeth were always very special in Toothlandia so this was cause for extra excitement. The collectors were informed that once nighttime came to the child’s house they could go and collect the new tooth. Chomper had other plans. He didn’t wait for nightfall. He found the child’s information in the official town hall of records and closed his eyes. Using his magic he wished himself to the children’s home and poof! He found himself there.
Chomper found himself in the little girl’s bedroom but they weren’t in there. He knew he didn’t have a lot of time so he carefully snuck towards the door and peered into the hallway. Seeing the coast was clear he snuck into the little boy’s bedroom. Michael was sitting on his racecar bed playing with his trucks. The little boy’s eyes got wide when Chomper came into the room but he didn’t say anything. Climbing up onto the bed Chomper started to explain why he was there.
“My name is Chomper and I’m from Toothlandia. My family are some of the collectors who collect teeth whenever children loose them.”
“Like the tooth fairy?” Michael asked.
“The fairy’s get all the attention,” Chomper grumbled. “But yes. They’re collectors too. My family are Toothasaurs Rexes. And we’re some of the best collectors in all of Toothlandia.”
“My sister, Addy, just lost her first tooth,” Michael told him. “And Ella has lost teeth too. But I haven’t yet.”
“I know,” Chomper told him. “But that’s okay. You will. I have to tell you something very important though. We collect your lost teeth and they grow food for us. But if your teeth have cavities they will grow scary, evil trees that try to hurt us. So I came to ask you something very important. Will you please brush and floss your teeth? And go to the dentist when your mom and dad take you? That way your teeth will stay good and we can keep planting them to grow food and flowers. Can you help me save Toothlandia? Will you take care of your teeth and ask your friends to do that too?”
And Michael agreed. From then on Michael always asked people to take extra good care of their teeth and he made sure he did the same. Toothlandia was saved! No one in Toothlandia ever knew what Chomper had done but he didn't mind. Without so many evil trees being planted he was able to start collecting teeth with the rest of his family. And the teeth he collected grew some of the most beautiful flowers and best tasting food in all of Toothlandia.
The End
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