儿子要掉牙了,我预先察看牙齿仙女的文章,有一段这么说的: k3 T% O( {( }: v4 S
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The primary useful purpose of the tooth-fairy myth is probably to give children a small reward and something to look forward to when they lose a tooth, a process which they might otherwise find worrisome. It is fun for both parent and child. It also gives children a reason to give up a part of themselves that they may have grown attached to. 2 F4 n3 I8 B* q z ! B0 }) Y) A7 s7 z" I+ qSome believe that other useful purposes include giving children a sense of faith in things unseen, believing in the incorporeal, and helping them understand the difference between the real and the imaginary. # l) H: o9 m6 c( V* ]' }; t* E* D* W+ I/ e$ N4 w
红字部分尤其有道理。神话故事,恰恰是帮助孩子理解现实和现象力的区别。