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I was just reading some of Shel Silverstein’s poems recently, and this one seemed appropriate for Rakshabandan:

For Sale
By Shel Silverstein

One sister for sale!
One sister for sale!
One crying and spying young
sister for sale!
I’m really not kidding,
So who will start the bidding?
Do I hear a dollar?
A nickle?
A penny?
Oh, isn’t there, isn’t there,
isn’t there any
One kid who will buy this old
sister for sale,
This crying and spying yound
sister for sale?

Brother for sale,
only 50 cents.
Brother for sale,
he’s not a big expense.
You can hug him, you can bug him,
you can buy or rent.
Brother for sale, only 50 cents.

Would anyone like to buy a
slightly used big brother?
Even if you have one now,
trade him for another.
He will help you with the chores
and he’s really clean.
The only problem is sometimes
he can be so mean.

Brother for sale, twenty-five cents.
Brother for sale, he’s not a big expense.
You can hug him, you can bug him,
you can buy or rent.
Brother for sale, twenty-five cents.

If Mom knew we were selling him,
we would really get it.
Buy him now; don’t wait till June;
on approved credit.
Buy him now and we’ll tell you
what we will do Mister.
We’ll throw into the deal
our little baby sister.

Brother for sale, only 10 cents………..

He will always pick you up
when you take a fall.
And he’s good at showing
you how to catch a ball.
He always tells these funny jokes
and does this crazy dance.
Hey wait, he sounds like a pretty nice guy.
Let’s give him one more chance.

Our brother’s not for sale,
not for any price.
Our brother’s not for sale,
we guess he will suffice.
We love to hug him,
we love to bug him, he’s really rather nice.

Our brother’s not for sale, not for any price