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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./ c' M; n: X# [& z3 U2 ]: K
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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. . B3 t6 P( X; n1 t4 S" u+ J7 p 9 h1 L0 B) g- L1 m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。