husband's family and serve them in every way you can," her
Father answered. "You will belong to them, you see. Now, you
must just be a good girl and mind your Father and Grandmother,
and Mother, and your brothers."

"I'm just as old as Taro," said little Take, "and I think I know
just as much. Why can't he mind me some of the time? I think it
would be fair to take turns!"

"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."