The Tooth Fairy

The tooth fairy sneaked in,
In his socks;
Avoiding the creaking board
In your bedroom.
Gingerly slipped the fifty pence
Under your pillow and
In sneaking back out,
Stubbed his toe on the chair.
The tooth fairy said a bad word;
I know because you told me
The next morning,
As you ate your ‘Sugar Puffs’;
A fifty pence piece, lying next
To your bowl!
As I limped to the fridge
For more milk.