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Saving Little Crocodile

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One day, the Lion King hosted a forest meeting. The Lion King’s close guard, Little Crocodile, had been experiencing severe toothache lately and could not guard the river. The Lion King then gathered all animals to find a solution that could help Little Crocodile solve his problem. 3

Everyone was very worried because Little Crocodile didn’t want to see a dentist. While Little Crocodile was having an afternoon nap; Bobby, the little dog took everyone to Dentist Owl’s clinic for advice on how to solve the problem.

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After Dentist Owl heard about Little Crocodile’s situation, he started thinking. All animals were anxiously looking at him. Dentist Owl said to everyone,“It seems that there is something wrong with Little Crocodile’s diet.”Dentist Owl then asked Bobby to follow Little Crocodile the next day and record his diet in detail. 5

The next morning, Bobby quietly watched Little Crocodile and recorded his diet.

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After Dentist Owl had read Little Crocodile’s diet records, he said,“What dietary problem do you think Little Crocodile has?”

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Question: Children, what dietary problem do you think Little Crocodile has?

Answer: A. Eating while guarding the river B. Not eating together with other animals C. Eating too frequently D. Not telling the Lion King what he ate

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Everyone had their own opinion. Some said he ate too much, and some said he was too picky with food.“ In fact, this is related to his eating frequency. To save Little Crocodile’s tooth, it seems that we need to use a gadget.”Dentist Owl said.

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Dentist Owl found Tooth Fairy and discussed with her.“Alright, let’s do this!” Tooth Fairy agreed 10

That night, Tooth Fairy entered Little Crocodile’s dream. In the dream, Little Crocodile saw a lot of food in front of him. He was very happy and started eating continuously.

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He didn’t know why, no matter how long he had been eating, there was still a lot of food. He couldn’t stop eating even though he wanted to. Suddenly, his teeth started falling off one by one. Finally, all his teeth had fallen off. He could no longer eat. He was painful and terrified. He started crying. 12

Little Crocodile kept on crying and crying. He suddenly woke up. By that time,Tooth Fairy appeared! 13

Tooth Fairy told Little Crocodile,“The more frequently you eat, the easier you get tooth decay. Quickly go to see a dentist for a check-up. He will teach you how to protect your teeth!”

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Little Crocodile went to see the dentist immediately. The dentist told Little Crocodile“To reduce the chance of getting tooth decay, you must reduce the frequency of eating and drinking. When you eat ten times a day, there will be ten chances for getting tooth decay!” Little Crocodile was very shocked to know that he created himself so many chances for getting tooth decay. 15

From then on, Little Crocodile followed the advice from the dentist and reduced the frequency of eating and drinking. He now only eats three meals a day, and has only one snack in between meals.

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Today, the Lion King is hosting a forest meeting again. All animals in the forest are very happy to see Little Crocodile’s teeth fixed. They all asked him how he could keep his teeth clean!