"That was before."
"Mom, I want this little fox now!"
The little girl looked determined.
Child's Mom wasn't swayed.
She reached out and gently poked the little girl's forehead.
"How do you know this little fox won't soon become 'before' too?"
"You..."
"You like everything you see."
"Honestly, you don't like any of them so much that you can't live without them."
"Isn't it enough just to look?"
Don't even think about buying it.
Child's Mom refused her outright.
"Mom~"
The little girl tugged and wriggled at her mother's clothes.
"No."
Child's Mom bent down and shook her head at the little girl.
"Do you still want to look at the little fox?"
"If not, we're leaving."
"Mom!"
The little girl was so anxious her eyes turned red.
"Are we leaving?"
Child's Mom held the little girl's hand, which was clutching her clothes.
"Then let's go."
"Don't take up Big Brother's time."
"Big Brother and the others might be in a hurry."
"Mom, wait!"
The little girl gave in.
She knew her mother wouldn't give way.
"I want to look at the little fox!"
The little girl slipped her hand out of her mother's.
She rose onto her tiptoes and leaned toward Little White Fox.
"Little fox~"
A broad smile spread across the little girl's chubby, baby-cheeked face.
The little girl puffed out her cheeks.
She looked up at Big Brother.
"Big Brother, is the little fox asleep?"
Why did the little fox keep its eyes closed and ignore her...
"Yeah."
Child's Mom leaned her face close to the little girl's.
She lowered her voice.
"So don't wake the little fox."
"Look at it for a little while, then we'll leave."
"Don't disturb the little fox while it's sleeping."
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