Open letter to Mr. Pérez Mouse

Dear Pérez Mouse:

I am not sure if we are cousins, too far cousins or something like that (because of our last names of course!). What I am pretty sure is that you must be the richest mouse among the mice with all those teeth you pick up and concerning the money you let under the pillows. I think it is a great business… let’s calculate: in average you can pick up, one hundred teeth, maybe? And, for each tooth you let, let’s say…. Five hundred pesos (being stingy, let me say). If we multiply one hundred per five hundred, we will get fifty thousand pesos. And if you get, let’s suppose, the 20 % for each tooth in gain you earn ten thousand pesos a day. It is a large amount per month for a small mouse like you are. Although… taking into account the dangers you must avoid but considering the holes you make into my walls... it’s too much for you.

Anyway, leaving the money stuff away; what I want to say is: how on the Earth you think a child can do with five hundred pesos? A soda costs much more than that! Think about all children’s illusions. Even some children take out their teeth by force in order to get some money coming from you!

Why don’t you ask parents for help? They can invest on your business since they are beneficiated with the situation. I don’t want to do this, it is a secret but it is useful for you: parents tell their children they have to brush their teeth three times a day if not, they say them they won’t receive any cent for damaged teeth!

You can pass parents a bill for each tooth you pick up. In that way children could receive more money than usual. And if you sold the teeth to mothers, they could make a necklace with them. Do you imagine? “My children’s tooth necklace”! Mothers would be really happy and they would pay fortunes for it. What about fathers? They could use the teeth as cufflinks! It would be a success!

Be the envy of your office dear Pérez. Think about it. I will give you my brilliant idea and it is for free!

Just one more thing: Pay more for my teeth!