1 "Mom," asked Jan, "Why do we say please?"
2 "It is part of being polite," said Mom. "Come and help me set the table, please."
3 "Why do we say that word?" asked Jan.
4 "I think it is part of the phrase 'if you please,'" said Mom. "It means if it makes you happy."
5 "It is like I am asking a favor?" said Jan.
6 Mom nodded as she put the flatware on the table. "It is very much like that. If someone came to you asking a favor, what would you do?"
7 "I would think about it. I might even do it," said Jan.
8 "How would you feel if they just told you to do it?" asked Mom.
9 "I would not like that," said Jan.
10 "Why does it matter?" asked Mom.
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