Editing Tooth fairy (section)

=== El Ratón Pérez (Spain and Latin America) ===
In [[Spain]] and [[Hispanic America]], El [[Ratoncito Pérez]] or Ratón Pérez ({{translation|literal=yes}} ''Perez the Little Mouse'' or ''Perez Mouse'') is equivalent to the Tooth Fairy. He first appeared in an 1894 tale written by [[Luis Coloma]] for King [[Alfonso XIII]], who had just lost a milk tooth at the age of eight.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://historia.nationalgeographic.com.es/a/luis-coloma-y-ratoncito-perez-cuento-que-nacio-como-regalo-para-reina_14131|author=Sadurní, J. M.|title=Luis Coloma and Ratoncito Pérez, the tale that born as a gift for a Queen|magazine=[[National Geographic]]|date=7 May 2019|language=es}}</ref> As is traditional in other cultures, when a child loses a tooth it is customary for the child to place it under the pillow so that El Ratoncito Pérez will exchange it for a small payment or gift. The tradition is almost universal in Spanish cultures, with some slight differences.

He is generally known as "El Ratoncito Pérez",<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Dental Journal – Volume 220 Issue 11, 10 June 2016 |url=https://www.nature.com/bdj/volumes/220/issues/11 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Nature |date=10 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref> except for some regions of Mexico, Peru, and Chile, where he is called "El Ratón de los Dientes" ({{translation}} ''The Tooth Mouse''), and in Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, and Colombia, where he is known simply as "El Ratón Pérez". He was used by [[Colgate (toothpaste)|Colgate]] marketing in Venezuela<ref name="Producto">{{cite web |url=http://www.producto.com.ve/productor/gdental.html |website=Producto Registrado |title=Centuria Dental |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020074258/http://www.producto.com.ve/productor/gdental.html |archive-date=20 October 2010 |language=es}}</ref> and Spain.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}}