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How did Chintu%u2019s mother respond when he said his toothache was gone?74 Arrow-Puffin-3_Semester-1 English%u201cOh mummy, my toothache is killing me!I don%u2019t want to go to school today,%u201d he said and continued to groan.Now Chintu%u2019s mother knew that he was making excuses to stay home from school. %u201cOpen your mouth. Let me see what is wrong,%u201d she said. %u201cWell your tooth is loose. Let%u2019s go to a dentist right away. He will pull it out and the pain will be gone.%u201dChintu did not want to see a dentist for a loose tooth. Moreover, he did not have any pain.Chintu felt a little foolish and he said, %u201cMummy I think I don%u2019t need to see a dentist. But his mother said, %u201cNo Chintu, the doctor knows better.%u201d When Chintu heard this, he said, %u201cMummy, my tooth doesn%u2019t hurt anymore. I feel okay. I think I%u2019ll go to school.%u201dChintu%u2019s mother smiled as if to say she understood everything.%u201cAlright, now climb out of your bed and get ready,%u201d she said.Chintu quickly got ready for school. He was just about to put the books in his bag when he suddenly saw a note in his diary: Magic show on Monday.In the evening Chintu told his mother about the magic show and all the fun he had at school that day.Mother smiled and said, %u201cWhat about your toothache? Shall we go to the dentist now?%u201d%u201cOh, mummy, would you believe it? The pain is all gone as if by magic,%u201d Chintu said.