I am an ordinary boy who loves computer games, loves playing football with friends⚽️, and loves going fishing with my dad. But what I really don't like is brushing my teeth, especially twice a day—my mom always scolds me for it, and I keep telling her it's useless work that just wastes time! My teeth are white, healthy, and don't need brushing! And then one day…
I wake up in the morning as usual, but for some reason I'm not in bed—I'm in a clearing next to a snow-white castle. Of course, I don't understand what's happening, but I have no choice but to head down the path toward the castle. No one stops me at the door, I enter, and suddenly the door slams shut behind me, and right in front of me appears a terrifying little, hook-nosed dwarf, all dressed in black.
I squeeze my eyes shut, hoping it will all disappear and I'll be home, but then the dwarf speaks. His voice is so unpleasant, buzzing, shrill, like my dad's drill when he's drilling something:
Well, hello there. I'm glad to see you! Finally, I have an assistant!
And I think to myself: "Great, now I have to help this monster!"
Actually, I really want to go home. Can I help you a little, and then you'll let me go home?
Of course, my young friend, it won't take you long—just three days, and I think you'll enjoy the work!
And the dwarf explains that I need to secretly take toothbrushes from ten of my best friends and leave two chocolate candies in exchange. I'll move from apartment to apartment using a magic hat that can read minds and will transport me to the exact address.
At first, I'm very happy because the work really isn't difficult and it's even interesting—magical, even. I quickly recall the addresses of my friends in my head so I can start right away. And the first brush I brought was mine, and I honestly ate two candies for it.
I brought the first five brushes quickly, and the dwarf met me at the door each time, laughing very loudly and unpleasantly. But then, suddenly, he doesn't meet me. I get confused and go looking for him. I wander from room to room thinking: "Strange, everything here is so beautiful, white, and clean, yet such an ugly monster lives here!"
And suddenly, I come across a locked room. I peek through the keyhole and see a little fairy. I immediately know she's a fairy because she has little wings on her back and a crown on her head. She hears my footsteps and comes to the door.
Who are you?
I ask.
I'm the Tooth Fairy. I live in a beautiful country called Hygiene, but an evil dwarf named Cavity locked me here. He took over my castle and started living in it. Who are you, and how did you get here?
I'm Kolya. I don't know how I got here, but this dwarf promised to let me go if I bring him ten toothbrushes.
And the fairy suddenly bursts into tears.
How terrible! You've doomed your best friends to awful toothaches that Cavity will inflict on them.
And only then do I remember my mom's words about how if I don't brush my teeth every day and eat too much candy, I'll get toothaches and learn what cavities are.
Okay, okay, just don't cry. What should I do? How can I help my friends and free you from this prison? If any of the children can get their toothbrush back and touch it to my door, the spell will break and I…
I don't listen to the rest. I remember my brush, which I brought first, and I run as fast as I can to get it. And I'm lucky! In a large room, in plain sight, lie all the brushes I brought. I easily find mine and rush back. As soon as I touch the brush to the door, there's a crack and a bright light—so bright I have to squeeze my eyes shut…
And suddenly, something jingles near my ear, and I hear my mom's voice:
Wake up, sleepyhead, it's time to brush your teeth!
I jump up, not believing my eyes, and rush to the bathroom. As always, my toothbrush is in my cup in its usual place. And only then do I realize it was just a dream!
Now I brush my teeth very carefully, and always twice a day, because I know firsthand what Cavity looks like!
