My helper

Amelia was helping me out away the dishes one evening. I bribed her with the promise of an extra book at bedtime. She was game.

She tackled a stack of plates and started putting them away in the cabinet. These plates are stored vertically in the cabinet. When I put them away, I stack them up, turn them on their side and plunk them in the cabinet.

As I put away the other dishes, I could hear Amelia muttering away under her breath. I couldn't figure out what was taking her so long to put the plates as I was so focused on completing the task. It wasn't until later that I noticed the reason it took so long: she took all of the plastic plates out of the cabinet, organized them by color, and then put them away. Of course she did.