It was full of tins and jars of food. There were sacks of
potatoes, bags of flour and boxes of vegetables.
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In the corner was a very big fridge.
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“It’s untidy in here,” said the chef. “Can you tidy it up for me?”
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“Oh, yes,” said Dan.
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The chef left the storeroom and went into the kitchen.
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Dan looked at all the tins.
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There were lots of different sizes, and they were all mixed up.
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“I’ll put all the small tins on the top shelf,” thought Dan, “and
all the middle-sized tins on the middle shelf, and all the big
tins on the bottom shelf. That will be much better!”
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Dan enjoyed sorting out the tins. But the work made him hungry.
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He opened the big fridge. The food inside it looked very tasty
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There were some bowls on the top shelf and Dan wondered what was
in them.
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He reached up and put his hand in one of them. It was full of
sticky jam!
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Dan tried to shake the jam off his hand. It went everywhere!
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“Oh, no!” he exclaimed
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There was jam on his face, in his hair, on his T-shirt, on his
jeans, and even on his shoes. What a mess!
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“Oh, dear,” said Dan. “I promise not to make a mess.”
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Dan stepped back from the fridge, tripped over a box, and fell
backwards onto a big paper sack.
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The sack split and a huge white cloud burst out of it.
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It was flour. It went all over Dan.
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He stood up, and tried to brush the flour off. But it stuck to the
jam.
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“Oh, no,” groaned Dan.
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Jane, the waitress, came to see what was wrong. She thought Dan
looked funny.
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“How did you make such a mess?” She laughed.
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“I don’t know!” said Dan.
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“Don’t worry,” said Jane. “I’ll help you tidy up. Then I’ll get
some clean clothes for you.”
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“Thank you,” said Dan.
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Jane soon cleared up the mess in the storeroom. Then she noticed
the tins.
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“Did you put them like that?” she asked. She looked worried.
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“Yes,” said Dan proudly. “They look tidy now, don’t they?”
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“They do,” said Jane, “but I don’t think the chef will be very
pleased. He won’t know where to find anything now, will he?”
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“Oh,” said Dan, “I didn’t think of that.”
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“It’s OK,” said Jane. “You were trying to help. Now, let’s go to
the laundry room and wash your clothes.”
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Jane took Dan to the laundry room.
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“We’ll put your clothes in the washing machine,” she said, “and
then we’ll put them in the drier.”
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“What shall I wear while I’m waiting?” Dan asked.
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Jane took a waiter’s uniform out of a drawer.
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There was a white shirt, a bow tie, black trousers and a white
jacket.
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“You can wear this,” she said.
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Dan put the uniform on. The shirt sleeves were too long, and the
jacket was too big.
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He had to roll up the bottoms of the trousers. But Dan thought he
looked very smart.
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Dan returned to the storeroom. The chef was inside.
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Dan heard him say, “That silly boy! He’s mixed up all the tins!
Now I don’t know where anything is!”
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“Oops!” thought Dan.
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He was going to say sorry when the manager of the restaurant
approached. His name was Mr Gray.
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He thought Dan was a waiter, because of his uniform.
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“Hey, you,” said Mr Gray. “You’re late. Go into the restaurant and
see if all the glasses are polished.”
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“But ...” Dan began. “I’m not really a ...”
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“Hurry up!” said Mr Gray. “The guests will be arriving soon.
There’s a lot to do before they come.”
