HE WAS NEVER SATISFIED
She had just come out of the house and stood looking down at him.
"I am thinking that never will the baby, Cauliflower, come!" he answered.
Cauliflower was what Philippe had determined to name the sister for whom he longed. Cauliflower in French is "choux fleur" (shōō-flûr), which means "cabbage flower."
"Are you quite certain that none of the cabbages moved today?" asked Mother Yvelle (ē-vĕl'), smiling strangely.
Philippe shook his head and replied, "They are all quite still, Mamma. The little sister is not coming."
Then Mother Yvelle laughed and threw both arms about her little boy.
"Do not say that," she cried.
Philippe looked at her and saw a shiny light in her eyes. Mother Yvelle said softly, "Soon—soon—the great day is coming when my Philippe shall be a little brother!"