What Sisters Are For

Missy was feeling cross before naptime and was grumping about joining us for story time.  Little One started to get frustrated and then She took a deep breath, and put on Her cheerful voice.
LO: "Oh Missy! Missy Miss what is a matter?  Don't you want to read stories wif us?"
Miss: "Mph. No!"
LO: "Oh. You is sure cranky today."
Miss: "NO! Nononono no."
LO: "Oh Missy.  Silly Miss Miss.  Don't you know that we love you?  We is Mommy and Sissy and we love you baby LittleMiss.  Come over here and read some stories.  We just want to snuggle you and be all together.  Don't you want to be all together?  Come on now, fweetie, we are who loves you and we is all a family. We can't be all a family without you!"
Missy: "Mommy. Sissy."
LO: "That's right! Mommy and Sissy and we love you! We're a family aren't we Missy Miss?"
Missy stops and stares at us a minute.  She seems to be undergoing a serious internal conflict.  Her eyes dart back and forth between Little One and I.
LO (whispering): "We're a family aren't we Missy?"  She holds out Her arms.
Missy suddenly breaks into a headlong, unsteady run towards Her sister.  She is emphatically bobbing Her head "yes" and calling "Yep! Yep! Yep yep!" as She comes rushing, headlong, crashing into our laps and snuggling in close.  She pats us each in turn, "Mommy Sissy! Mommy Sissy!" and Little One is giggling.
"See! See Little Miss I told you that we are happy all together, cause we loves you! Yes we do! You can be happy now Missy! Yes you can."
Missy sighs and smiles and points at the story in my hand.  "Booka!"
I gather them up, a jumble of arms, legs, pudgy this and that. And we read.