9. Quittin'Time

CHAPTER 9 QUITTIN' TIME "We're fed up with those two boys!" cried Miss Creant. "They're always making fun of our cooking!" "Yeah!" said Mrs. DePoint. "Our food isn't that bad. l ate here once and hardly got sick at all!" "Well, I can't punish them if we don't have any proof," said Mr. Krupp. "Fine!" said the lunch ladies. "Then we quit!"

"Ladies, ladies," cried Mr. Krupp. "Be reasonable! You can't just quit on such short notice." But the lunch ladies didn't care. They marched right out of Mr. Krupp's sticky green office, and that was the end of that. "Rats!" cried Mr. Krupp. "Now where am I going to find three new lunch ladies by tomorrow morning?"

Suddenly there was a knock on Mr. Krupp's door. Three very large women wearing lots of makeup walked into his office. "Hello," said the first woman. "My name is, uh, Zorxette. These are my, uh, sisters, Klaxette and, umm, Jenniferette. We've come to apply for jobs as cafeteria ladies."

"Wow," said Mr. Krupp. "Do you have any experience?" "No," said Klaxette. "Do you have any credentials?" asked Mr. Krupp. "No," said Zorxette. "Do you have any references?" asked Mr. Krupp. "No," said Jenniferette. "You're hired!" said Mr. Krupp.

"Wonderful," said Jenniferette. "Now our plan to take over the world is — er, I mean, our plan to feed the children healthy, nutritional meals is underway!" The three new lunch ladies laughed horribly. Then they left Mr. Krupp's office and got started preparing the next day's lunch menu.

"Well, that was easy," said Mr. Krupp. "Now to take care of George and Harold!"