| Sisters share the scent and smells - the feel of a common childhood. |
| An older sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counsellor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. |
| When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? |
| If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater. |
| A younger sister is someone to use as a guinea pig in trying sledges and experimental go-carts. Someone to send on messages to Mum. But someone who needs you -- who comes to you with bumped heads, grazed knees, tales of persecution. Someone who trusts you to defend her. Someone who thinks you know the answers to almost everything. |
| Sisters annoy, interfere, criticize. Indulge in monumental sulks, in huffs, in snide remarks. Borrow. Break. Monopolize the bathroom. Are always underfoot. But if catastrophe should strike, sisters are there. Defending you against all comers. |