(A British short story published in the 1990s.)
             Jane who is an author employees an au pair girl to amuse the two children of hers, Ben and Angela, while Jane is writing a book. Jim is the father and he does not seem very engaged or interested in finding an au pair. The children are delighted about Greta their new au pair girl, but the parents are sceptic. Jane thinks Greta is rude and disrespectful and Tim does not think she is sexy enough. Ben and Angela opens up to Greta right away and the mother begins to accept Greta, because Greta makes her work much more effective by receiving all the attention from the children. Tim complains about Greta's looks and expression, but he is not really serious and does not really care. Ben asks Jane if they can use cardboard-boxes for playing beggars. At first the mother is negative, but short after she approves the idea and lets Ben and Angela act as beggars with Greta.
             In the coming time Greta repeats a daily routine with the children. One morning Jane figures out that her children have been begging in the city as the daily routine. Greta excuses by telling that the money was meant to take her and the children to the Southend. Even though the mother is angry with Greta, the mother lets Greta stay as an au pair.
             This story describes a regular everyday for an English upper-class family. The mother Jane is working on a book and needs an au pair to take care of the children, so they will not disturb her work. The mother Jane and father Tim are sceptic toward Greta the au pair girl, because she looks a bit rebellious and they have had negative experiences with au pairs before. Greta seems to care a lot for children. In the beginning she sounded very fashionable and almost like a rock star..."She wore a red – Fair Isle jersey, tartan skirt and lace-up boots, a woollen coat over all with a slim fur collar. Maybe that was how they dressed up North. Yellowish
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