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[줄거리 및 특징]
미국과 영국의 어린이들은 이가 빠지면 잠들기 전에 베게 밑에 빠진 이를 넣고 잡니다.
그러면 밤사이 Tooth Fairy 가 나타나 빠진 이를 가져가고 대신 Treasure 를 놓고 간답니다. 또는 동전을 놓고 간다고도 하지요.
이런 이야기를 듣고 자란 아이는 처음 이가 흔들리고 아픈 고통을 맞이 하였을 때, 아픔으로 맞이하는 것이 아니라, 선물을 받는 기쁨과 설레임으로 맞이 하게 되는 겁니다.
이 책의 내용은 아래와 같습니다.
이가 빠져서 기쁜 Matthew를 시기한 Jessica는 옥수수 낟알에 색칠을 해서 "빠진 이" 처럼 보이게 한 다음, 그 가짜 이를 베게 밑에 넣고 잡니다. 아이들이 잠이 들자 Tooth Fairy 가 나타나고, 요정은 조그맣게 줄어든 아이들을 Tooth Palace 에 데려 갑니다. 베게 밑의 두 이도 함께 가져가지요.
Tooth Palace 에는 Tooth Elves 들이 Tooth를 재료로 하여 궁전을 만들고 있습니다. Hall of Perfect Teeth 에는 관리를 잘한 이들을 근사하게 진열해 놓았고,Tooth Dungeon 에서는 로봇들이 썩은 이들을 끓이고 닦아서 새 이를 만듭니다.
여기서 Jessica 의 이가 가짜라는 것이 밝혀지고 아이들과 요정은 서둘러 도망을 칩니다. Jessica 는 잘못을 뉘우치고 두 아이는 집으로 돌아오게 되죠.
다음날 아침 Matthew 는 빠진 이 대신에 선물을 받고, 우울한 Jessica 에게 사과를 나누어 줍니다. 사과를 한 입 물은 Jessica 는 갑자기 표정이 밝아지더니 양치질을 깨끗이 하고 이렇게 말합니다.
"This one is going to the Hall of Perfect Teeth."
[Audio Script]
It was bedtime at Matthew and Jessica's house. The lights were out and all was quiet.
Matthew and his older sister Jessica were lying on their beds, snuggled next to their teddy bears. Just as Jessica was about to drift off to sleep, suddenly Matthew startled the house.
Matthew: "Mother! Come quick! I've pulled a tooth!"
Jessica sat up in her bed and looked at the shiny, white tooth that Matthew was holding up. It was the very first tooth that he had ever lost and in the moonlight of the room it looked like a little star.
After a moment their mother came in buttoning her bathrobe. She sat at the side of Matthew's bed.
Mother: "Matthew, Dear. How wonderful."
Matthew: "Tell me about the Tooth Fairy again, please!"
Jessica knew all about the Tooth Fairy, but she was very jealous of Matthew. She stuck out her tongue at him.
Mother: "Every night, the Tooth Fairy flies about with her basket of goodies. Put your tooth under your pillow, and she will swap it for some treasure…"
Jessica covered her ears as Mother spoke, but Matthew imagined the beautiful Tooth Fairy flying through the air, scattering toys and treasure and fruit.
Mother: "Good night. Children. Sweet dreams."
She kissed Matthew and Jessica good night and left the room, but Jessica was cross.
Jessica: "It's not fair! I want treasure, too!"
Just then, Jessica hopped out of bed.
Jessica: "And I'm going to get some!"
Matthew: "But, Jessica, you know the Tooth Fairy can't swap for treasure unless you lose a tooth."
Jessica: "Don't worry about the Tooth Fairy. I'll show her who's boss."
Jessica marched out of the room and into the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator door and discovered some corn. Matthew followed her into the kitchen.
Jessica: "Ahhh. Just what I need. A kernel of corn."
Jessica: "A little paint makes it look like a real tooth."
Jessica painted the little kernel of corn with her school paint set.
Jessica: "Tee, hee. That should do the trick."
They both went to bed.
Matthew: "It won't work, Jessica."
Matthew hugged his bear and Jessica smiled.
Jessica: "Nighty-night, Matthew."
They went to sleep. Sometime, in the wee hours of the night, Jessica heard a little tinkling sound. Lights twinkled beside her pillow.
Tooth Fairy: "Jessica … wake up!"
POOF!
Jessica felt tingling all over. She looked around the room and saw that her little teddy bear was now much bigger than she was.
Jessica: "Oh, no! I've shrunk!"
Jessica: "Wake up, Matthew. You've shrunk, too!"
Matthew was no bigger than a mouse.
Matthew: "Jessica! What have you done now?"
Suddenly, a beautiful fairy with pink butterfly wings appeared above them in a shower of lights. She was holding two teeth.
Tooth Fairy: "Greetings, Children. I'm the Tooth Fairy. Look what I've found under your pillows."
Jessica thought to herself "It worked. She thinks the corn is my tooth."
The Tooth Fairy came over to Matthew.
Matthew: "Why do you swap treasure for teeth?"
Tooth Fairy: "I'll show you. Just hold my hands and I'll say the Magic Words: "Loose Tooth Away!""
Then, magically, they were standing in front of a wonderful palace.
Tooth Fairy: "Welcome to the Tooth Fairy's Palace!"
Magnificent towers and spires sparkled before them. Coloured flags fluttered in the night sky, and dozens of little elves, all dressed in pink, greeted them, cheering and waving little yellow flags.
Matthew: "Bridges, walls, towers, all made of teeth."
Matthew and Jessica saw a group of tooth elves, busily at work.
Tooth Elves: "Every night, we Tooth Elves build a little more."
The Tooth Fairy escorted them into a great gleaming room, full of round tables with different children's names on them. A single white tooth sat on the top of each one.
Tooth Fairy: "This is the Hall of Perfect Teeth. Only the cleanest and brightest go here."
And with that, she placed Matthew's shiny white tooth on the top of a round table with his name on it.
Matthew: "My perfect tooth!"
Jessica: "I suppose my tooth goes here, too?"
The Tooth Fairy looked down at the tooth Jessica had made from the kernel of corn.
Tooth Fairy: "Come, Jessica! This one needs work!"
Tooth Fairy: "All dirty yellow teeth must go to the Tooth Dungeon."
The Tooth Fairy led Matthew and Jessica down a long winding road into a vast cavern where hundreds of bright yellow Robots were cleaning teeth.
Robots: "We Robot Tooth Cleaners boil them in the Bubbling Bath. Then we scrub them until they shine like stars."
Jessica: "Gulp!"
Jessica swallowed hard. Then one of the Robots took Jessica's tooth from the Tooth Fairy.
Robots: "Now we will clean Jessica's tooth."
And he dropped the tooth into the Bubbling Bath. Suddenly, a siren went off.
Robots: "Your tooth is a fake. We must put you in jail."
The Tooth Fairy grabbed Matthew and Jessica by the hand as the Robots started marching towards them.
Tooth Fairy: "Hurry, Children. The Robots don't like tricks."
Jessica and Matthew ran as fast as they could. The Fairy threw them a rope to climb to safety.
Tooth Fairy: "Quick! You'll be safe here!"
First Matthew climbed up the rope. Then, Jessica pulled herself up just in time to get away from the Robots.
Tooth Fairy: "Now, up the slide. It's time for you to leave."
Now that they were safe inside the tower, Jessica began to cry.
Jessica: "I never should have done it."
Tooth Fairy: "Cheer up, Jessica. I'm sure you'll lose a real tooth soon."
Jessica: "And you'll still swap me treasure?"
Tooth Fairy: "Of course."
Jessica: "And you'll put my tooth in the Hall of Perfect Teeth, like Matthew's?"
Tooth Fairy: "I won't know until I see it. Goodbye, Children. Say the Magic Words as you go down the slide."
Children: "LOOSE TOOTH AWAY!"
And around and around, down and down, Matthew and Jessica slid. Right through the night sky and into their beds. They soon fell fast asleep.
Matthew: "Jessica! Wake up! It's morning! The Tooth Fairy left me some treasure!"
Sure enough, the Tooth Fairy had left Matthew an apple, a toy truck, a yoyo and a whistle, but nothing for Jessica.
Matthew: "Don't be sad. Here, have a bite of my apple."
Jessica took a bite of the red apple. CRUNCH! Then she suddenly smiled and pointed to one of her teeth.
Jessica: "Mother! Come quick! I've got a loose tooth!"
Jessica ran into the bathroom and began brushing her teeth with lots of toothpaste.
Mother: "Shall I tell you about the Tooth Fairy again?"
Jessica looked into the bathroom mirror and smiled.
Jessica: "You don't need to, Mother. I know all about it. This one is going to the Hall of Perfect Teeth.
THE TOOTH FAIRY SONG
Jessica: Stop the press - I've got to confess!
My tongue has just let me know.
It found a tooth - and this is the truth,
It feels sorta loose - that tooth is no use at all.
Don't want it to go.
Without it there - my mouth would look bare.
It's rare that you'd see me smile.
I'd have to grin - or scrunch up my chin,
And if my friends ask, I might wear a mask to school,
At least for a while.
Matthew: Show me your tooth,
And I'll tell you a story about a sweet fairy
Who comes when you sleep.
She'll fly through the sky
Over your window sill,
Oh, then under your pillow,
She'll leave you a pleasant surprise
When you open your eyes.
Jessica: Are you sure? I've heard that before,
And I feel a need to pout,
'Cause here I am, my mouth's in a jam,
Shut tight like a clam in case I forget
And then my tooth will fall out.
Matthew: Show me your tooth,
And I'll tell you a story about a sweet fairy
Who comes when you sleep.
She'll fly through the sky
Over your window sill,
Oh, then under your pillow,
She'll leave you a pleasant surprise
When you open your eyes.
Jessica: If that's true, I've got news for you,
This tooth isn't here to stay.
It's coming out, without any doubt,
If I have to shout or jiggle it by the hour,
All night and all day.
Matthew: Show me your tooth,
And I'll tell you a story about a sweet fairy
Who comes when you sleep.
She'll fly through the sky
Over your window sill,
Oh, then under your pillow,
She'll leave you a pleasant surprise
When you open your eyes.
Jessica: I'll show you the tooth.
Come on! Tell me the story about a sweet fairy
Who comes when I sleep.
She'll fly through the sky
Over my window sill,
Oh, then under my pillow,
She'll leave me a present…
Matthew: Surprise!
When you open your eyes.
Jessica: Stop the press - I've got to confess!
My tongue has just said it knows.
It found the tooth - to tell you the truth
It feels awful loose - this tooth is no use at all,
So, out it goes!
Matthew: Whew, finally.
MATTHEW AND JESSICA'S PILLOW TALK
Matthew: Jessica…Jessica…
Jessica: I'm sleeping Matthew. Don't bother me.
Matthew: Boy, Jessica, you were lucky the robots didn't throw you in jail.
Jessica: I'll fool them next time!
Matthew: I told you it wouldn't work. Real teeth don't grow on ears of corn.
Jessica: I'm gonna use little white rocks next time.
Matthew: Aww…
Jessica: I can fool these robots. They're just a bunch of machines.
Matthew: Well, tonight your lost tooth will be on display in the Hall of Perfect Teeth.
Jessica: Yeah.
Matthew: Then, if the Tooth Fairy leaves you an apple, maybe you can lose another tooth and get more treasure.
Jessica: But if I keep losing teeth, I won't be able to bite any more apples.
Matthew: They'll all go to the Hall of Perfect Teeth…
Jessica: … but my mouth will be empty. I won't be able to speak.
Matthew: Hmmm…
Jessica: Goodnight Matthew.
[책에서 배우는 영어표현]
회화체로 쓰여 있기 때문에 모두 활용 가능한 표현입니다.
How wonderful!
Good night.
Sweet dreams.
Nighty-night.
Wake up! It's morning.
It's not fair!
Don't worry about (the Tooth Fairy).
Just what I need.
It won't work.
It worked.
What have you done now?
It's time for you to leave.
I never should have done it.
Cheer up!
Don't be sad.
Here, have a bite of (my apple).
Shall I tell you about (the Tooth Fairy) again?
You don't need to.
[엄마랑 아기랑]
1. Tooth Fairy 를 만들어 봅니다.
2. 이가 빠지면 주는 상장을 만들어 봅니다.
3. 온라인 게임과 activity sheets 를 활용할 수 있는 사이트도 있어요.
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