| CHAPTER 3: Dan the Waiter |
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| “Where’s Jane?” Mr Grey asked. |
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“She’s in the laundry room,” Dan replied.
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“Why isn’t she here?” Mr Grey said, and went to look for her.
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Dan was pleased. “This morning I tidied up the storeroom,” he
thought, “and now I’m a waiter. I’m being very helpful today.”
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He walked into the restaurant. All the tables were ready for
lunch.
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Dan picked up one of the glasses. “How do you polish a glass?” He
wondered.
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Then he remembered there was a can of furniture spray on a shelf
in the storeroom.
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He went to the storeroom and found the spray.
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Dan took the furniture spray back to the restaurant and sprayed
polish on all the glasses.
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Then he rubbed the glasses with a soft cloth until they shone
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| He was very proud of his work |
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He took the furniture spray back to the storeroom.
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When he returned to the restaurant, Mr Grey was there. He did not
look happy!
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“There’s a very strong smell of furniture polish in here,” he
said.
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“The guests won’t like it. Who’s used so much polish?”
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Dan opened his mouth to speak ...“Don’t just stand there,” said Mr
Gray. “Put a napkin beside each table mat. And hurry! The guests
will arrive soon.”
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Dan got a pile of paper napkins. He folded each one in half and
placed it beside a table mat.
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There was one napkin left. Dan made a paper aeroplane with it.
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He flew the aeroplane across the room.
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A guest came in. He was wearing a pilot’s uniform.
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The aeroplane landed in front of him. He picked it up and smiled.
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“Have you ever been in an aeroplane?” he asked Dan.
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“Yes,” said Dan. “I flew to America once. We had a wonderful
holiday in New York.”
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| “Did you enjoy the flight?” |
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“Yes, very much! But it took a long time.”
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| “What did you like best?” |
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“Flying above the clouds. But ...”
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| “But what?” |
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| “I... made a bit of a mess.” |
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| “How did you do that?” |
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“It was an accident,” said Dan. “A steward was serving trays of
food. I tripped and spilt orange juice all over a lady’s shoes.”
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More men came into the restaurant. They all wore pilots’ uniforms.
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“We all worked as aeroplane pilots,” the man explained to Dan.
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“But we’re retired now. We meet here once a year to have a meal
together. Are you new here?”
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“This is my first day as a waiter,” said Dan with a grin.
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The man showed Dan’s paper aeroplane to his friends. “Look what
the waiter made,” he said.
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“Let’s see it fly,” said one of the other pilots.
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They watched it fly across the room. The pilots clapped and
cheered.
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| Dan was very proud. |
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The pilots made paper aeroplane with their napkins, too!
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| They threw them into the air |
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Soon, the restaurant was full of flying aeroplane.
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| Dan thought it was great fun! |
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But then Mr Gray came in. He was not happy.
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“Oh, look at all these napkins,” he said, pointing to the floor.
“Pick them up at once!”
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“But they’re aeroplane,” said Dan. “The pilots made them.”
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“They are napkins,” Mr Gray said. “Pick them up!”
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| Dan did as he was told. |
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| Soon other guests arrived. |
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The pilots sat at their table and looked at their menus.
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Jane came in, took out her pencil and pad, and began to take
orders from other guests.
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When Dan had picked up all the napkins, The restaurant manager
came up to him again.
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“Now – go and ask the pilots what they want to eat.”
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| Listen 5 times |
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