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% E5 M( L3 f6 I$ C/ ?7 Y
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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.+ }+ [5 `9 }% q$ u# i/ w+ O
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Some 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.$ b7 s( g$ W* |3 ?4 R" x( V q
& I: f0 x) p' Q$ p( P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。