My friend's granddaughter Emily and her pal Joanne were playing pretend cafes, complete with aprons and fake menus.

All was well until Joanne's younger sister tried to join in. Appearing in the kitchen in tears, the little girl explained that that they'd told her she was too young and they didn't ant her in the bedroom where the cafe had been set up.

Reassuring her that it must have been a mistake, my friend took the child upstairs - only to be confronted by a notice on the door saying 'STAFF ONLY'.

[Readers' Digest]