A mum has shared her daughter's clever plan to try and get more cash from the tooth fairy.
Usually when kids start to lose their baby teeth, parents sneakily play tooth fairy and exchange the tooth for some money - often £1 or £2.
However, one little girl has chanced her luck and came up with a clever plan to land herself some extra pennies.
According to the Mirror, the nine-year-old girl wrote a letter to the tooth fairy in which she said she would like £5 instead of £1, and argued that she'd be doing the fairy a favour because she must have money left in reserve with the late Queen Elizabeth's head on it, which she'd need to get rid of in favour of new coins with King Charles on them.
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Posting to Mumsnet, her mum said: "My nine and half year old lost a tooth yesterday. She put it under her pillow last night along with this huge letter she wrote asking instead of £1 (which is what she gets), she wants £5 because the tooth fairy needs to get rid of the Queen's head money to make space for the King's head money (thought that bit was innovative!)
"[She also asked] where do you come from, are you a boy or girl, how much money do you give other kids, how old are you, [etc]. We didn't write a reply to the letter I told her last night, I wouldn't expect a reply because the tooth fairy is very busy and I don't think they could carry a pen. Nor did I give her £5! She got £1 and her dad took the tooth away.
"So she's woken this morning not happy she didn't get a reply and really ungrateful that she even got a £1 she was in a sulk the whole way to school. It's p***ed me right off."
The mum appeared shocked after her sharp daughter "sulked" after her plan backfired, finding only £1 under her pillow.
There were a few divided opinions in the comments, as while some said the mum was right to stick to her £1 rule, others insisted she was "mean" not to write a reply back, even if it was just to explain to her daughter why she couldn't have the £5.
One person said: "Think she just needs to be told that gifts are given at the giver's discretion and that she needs to be grateful for whatever she is given, no matter the value. Also, the tooth fairy does this out of kindness for nothing in return and therefore your daughter should be extra grateful."
But someone else noted: "I think it was mean to not write back. I'd have compromised and given two pounds and a funny reply. It's pretty mean and frankly rude not to answer a letter. The tooth fairy needs to give her head a wobble."
"I don't think it would have taken you long to write a little note to her from the tooth fairy," a third wrote, "Children are only little once and it won't be long until she stops believing in things like this."
