On Monday night, after 6-year-old Mackenzie Guy lost her third tooth, she left a letter for the Tooth Fairy with a special request.

She would appreciate it if the fairy could leave behind her tooth so she could save it in her baby book, her mother Amber Guy said, but she would still like the cash.

When Mackenzie awoke in her grandparents’ motor home Tuesday morning, she was delighted to not only see the tooth was left behind but so was $3 — two dollars more than she gets from the Tooth Fairy at home.

Her delight faded Thursday morning when she learned thieves stole her Tooth Fairy booty.

When her Mom went out to the family’s Ford Excursion to bring Mackenzie’s twin brother, Logan to his school, she discovered someone had broken into the SUV. Gone were a GPS, costume jewelry and Mackenzie’s dental dough.

Guy said she was supposed to deposit the $3 into her daughter’s savings account Wednesday but they never made it to the bank.

“Mackenzie is saving her money because she wants to buy a computer,” her mother explained.

The money — four quarters and two dollar bills — was taped to a letter written by the Tooth Fairy to Mackenzie.

“Dear Mackenzie, You have one of the best teeth that I saw tonight. You have an A-plus tooth. Here’s the tooth back and the money,” Guy recalled it saying.

Mackenzie planned on keeping the letter for her special book, too, her mother said.

The tooth sealed in a baggie had been attached to the 8-by-11 sheet of paper. When the thieves rummaged through the SUV, they took the letter and money but left the bag with Mackenzie’s pearly white.

“She’s happy that at least she has the tooth,” Guy said.

When Mom broke the news to her daughter, she was taken aback by her reaction.

“It is OK,” the Oakstead Elementary first-grader told her. “It’s only $3.”

“My heart sunk and broke at the same time,” Guy said.

Guy said when the family returned to their home in the Oakstead subdivision Wednesday night the children were asleep so she got them inside and forgot to lock her passenger-side door.

“It’s Mom’s fault,” she said.

She said she also had a “false sense of security” in the gated community but has learned a valuable lesson, as has Mackenzie.

“It’s a new low for criminals,” Guy said. “…I would’ve given the guy the $3 if he had knocked on my door. I would’ve given it to him. Unfortunately, criminals aren’t that nice.”

Mackenzie plans on writing a new letter to the Tooth Fairy in hopes of getting another $3 toward her mini laptop computer.

She might soon get even more cash toward the computer. The tooth directly next to her new empty space in her mouth is very loose, her mother said.

“The Tooth Fairy is going to be busy with trips to our house,” Guy said.

Reporter Lisa A. Davis can be reached at (727) 815-1083.

Credit: Tampa Tribune, Fla.

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