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 # M5 w4 N: Z- D# o! q- v0 O7 J 7 d7 \% B m% lThe 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 i1 P( a5 z$ A8 |0 {8 f: Y) H ( `: r. a2 }0 h- U7 H9 [3 MSome 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. $ Z: R' j7 I/ i! C. H& } L1 U p- P' L; M- {* o9 r, c/ o1 y
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。