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PROVERB
A DAUGHTER IS A DAUGHTER FOR ALL OF HER LIFE,
BUT A SON IS A SON UNTIL HE TAKES A WIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): OBSERVATION ; RHYME ; SEXISM
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F545.0 PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 02-27-1971