Thunderstorm Bedtime

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice:

- Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?

The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug.

- I can't dear - she said.

- I have to sleep in Daddy's room.

A long silence was broken at last by a shaken little voice saying:

- The big sissy.