This is the last chapter and Peter loses his two front teeth. There's just something about little children with their front teeth missing that's too cute for words and the added lisp is just adorable
"Mummy,my tooth is loose." Peter said Saturday morning during breakfast.
"Shall I take it out for you?" Mummy asked pouring honey on Edmund's porridge.
"No!" Peter said emphatically he covered his mouth with both hands.
"All right. " Mummy said .
All day long ,Peter's tooth was annoying him,he could pull it was very loose and he would too if he wasn't scared. He was scared of the pain . Laying on his bed,he wriggled his tooth with his tongue,it was very loose. He made up his mind .Grabbing his bear,he went to find Mummy. She was in the sunroom reading . Peter thought it was silly to call a room a sunroom since you could see the rain too.
"Mummy,could you pull my tooth out,please." he asked .
"Of course." Mummy said .
He went over to the flowered couch and sat down,clutching his bear,he squeezed his eyes shut .
"Open." Mummy instructed suddenly his courage failed him and he shook his head clamping his mouth shut.
"No,I changed my mind .I don't want you to pull my tooth out,Mummy." Peter said .
"Do you want Daddy to do it?" Mummy asked.
"No,not Daddy either." Peter said.
"Then why .it's nearly loose?" Mummy wondered.
"I'm scared ." Peter mumbled.
"Of what." Mummy asked drawing him onto her lap. At seven ,Peter knew he was getting too big for cuddles,but he didn't care.
"I don't like the pain." he said.
"I won't pull until you're ready and I'll be gentle." Mummy said.
"Promise." Peter asked looking up at her.
Mummy nodded and eased Peter off her lap, taking a deep breath,Peter closed his eyes, "Ready." he said .
Two minutes later,he clamped his mouth shut ,nearly biting his mother's hand in the process.
"Peter." Mummy said .
Daddy came in ," What's all this then?" he asked
"Peter doesn't want me to pull his tooth." Mummy explained. " He's a bit scared."
Daddy looked at Peter, "Peter,you're not a baby it's quite ridiculous for a seven year old to be scared of getting his tooth pulled out. Now be a big boy and let Mummy pull your loose tooth out."
Peter opened his mouth and Mummy reached in ,a few minutes later both loose teeth were out ,it turned out he had two loose teeth.
"See that wasn't so bad." Mummy said ."Go rinse your mouth out and wash your teeth off."
Peter stood up and ran upstairs and into the bathroom. Pulling the stool over to the sink he climbed up and smiled at his reflection in the mirror . There was a gap where his two teeth had been.
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" What should we play?" Violette asked. It was recess time and no one could figure out a game to play .
" I know! we could play hide and theek." Peter said .
" You talk like a baby ." Jimmy replied.
"I don't either." Peter said hotly
" Yes, you do." Mary nodded her head " What are your sisters names?"
Peter looked at his classmates," You already know their nameth." he said not liking this game.
" Say it." Roger challenged
"Thuthan and Luthy." Peter mumbled turning red as his classmates whooped with childish glee.
"Peter's it! count to one hundred." Andrew said tapping Peter on the shoulder. The others took off running.
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Peter was glad Nana lived close by. Nana was out in her garden digging up weeds,she looked up when he entered.
"Hello,Peter,how was school?" she asked as he came in .
"Thcool wath bad." Peter said.
Nana looked at him ," Be a dear and help me pull these nasty weeds up."
Peter got down on his knees and started pulling up weeds.
"Now tell me what happened at school." Nana asked
Peter took a deep breath then said," The other kidth in my clath thay I talk like a baby ,cauthe I talk like thith. Mummy took my two front teeth out on Thaturday,thee" he smiled revealing the gap. " But Mummy thayth it'th jutht a lithp and it'll go away when my teeth come in,will it? he asked anxiously.
Nana nodded " Of course it will and you want to know a secret?"
"What ?" Peter asked.
Nana leaned forward her eyes twinkling," I think you're two missing teeth makes you look precious."
"Nana,I'm theven ." Peter said,but he looked slightly pleased as he pulled another weed
