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                       THE WRONG TOOTH                                       
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   Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer.    
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My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and told me to rest           
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for a while.  I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of             
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cotton-wool.  He knew I  collected  birds` eggs and asked me whether         
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my collection was growing.  He then asked me how my brother was and          
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whether I liked my new job in London.  In answer to these questions          
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I either nodded or made strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy        
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searching out the hole where the tooth had been.  I suddenly felt very       
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worried, but could not say anything.  When the dentist at last removed       
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the cotton-wool  from my mouth, I was able to tell him that he had           
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pulled out the wrong tooth.                                                  
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