"But Taro is a boy," said her Father. "That makes all the difference in the world. Japanese girls must always mind their brothers!"
"Must I mind Bot'Chan, too?" asked Take.
"Yes, Bot'Chan, too."
"Won't anybody ever mind me at all?" asked Take.
"When you get to be a mother-in-law, then you can have your turn," said her Father, smiling. "Your son's wife will obey you."
"Will my son obey me, too?" asked Take.
"No, you must obey him if he is the head of the house," her
Father explained.
"It's a very long time to wait," sighed Take, "and nothing but a daughter-in-law to mind me at last."
Her under lip puckered a little and she frowned—a little frown— right in the middle of her forehead.
"Tut, tut," said her Father. "Girls and women should always be gentle and smiling. You must never frown."