JAMES GOES TO THE DENTIST
James's mother took him
to visit the dentist. They waited for a few minutes during which
James looked through a coloring book. Then the doctor called them
into her examination room. Along the walls of the room were cabinets
with many drawers. The drawers were not deep like the drawers of
a dresser but shallow. Above the drawers were counters. In
the center of the room was a big chair with all sorts of equipment around
it looking like so many mechanical arms.
The dentist's assistant
placed a device in the chair so that James could sit tall. It was
like a stool that fit on the seat and attached to the arms of the big chair.
The assistant placed a blue bib on him to keep his clothes from getting
soiled. Then the dentist smiled and said hello. James greeted
her in return. She then asked him to open his mouth and he did.
The dentist turned a light
on that was so bright that James had to close his eyes. "That's so
I can see all of your teeth," the doctor said. "I hope it's not too
bright."
"No," James replied.
The doctor placed a small
round mirror with a long, thin handle in his mouth. She then scraped with
a sharp metal pic. After a moment, she turned off the light and said,
"Everything's fine.".
James and his mother said
goodbye to the dentist and left.