Amelia Bedelia, the housekeeper with a literal mind, merrily upsets the household when she "dresses" the chicken and "trims" the steak with ribbons and lace.

Amelia Bedelia到羅傑先生家上班的第一天，羅傑夫婦剛好要出門，該做的事羅傑太太都寫在一張紙條上。Amelia帶著愉快的心情，為表現自己，先做了一個拿手派希望給羅傑夫婦好印象。但做好被交付的事情才是重點。於是Amelia看著單子，開始動工。咦！這對夫妻真奇怪，毛巾這麼漂亮，卻要改變它(Change the Towels，換毛巾)；還要我灑些粉在沙發上(Dust the Sofa，沙發除塵)，更怪的是要我畫窗簾(Draw the drapes拉上窗簾)，Amelia對語文的解讀能力，就是跟一般人不一樣，當她把毛巾剪了幾個大洞、沙發上灑滿香粉、把燈泡拿出去曬(Put the lights out)，幫雞穿衣服(Dress the chicken)，正洋洋得意完成所有工作時，羅傑夫妻回家一看大吃一驚！還好她的拿手派實在太好吃，使她免於被開除的命運。作者用語言的雙關特性，創作出這樣一位糊塗女傭的一連串有趣故事，深受大小讀者好評。本系列尚有其他Amelia Bedelia的生活故事十餘本，有興趣的讀者可一一收集。

作者簡介：

Author：Peggy Parish wrote many popular books for children, several featuring her most famous character, Amelia Bedelia, who first appeared in 1963. Peggy Parish died in November 1988. Illustrator：Lynn Sweat has illustrated many Amelia Bedelia books, including Amelia Bedelia's Family Album and Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia, as well as all of Herman Parish's Amelia Bedelia titles. He is a painter as well as an illustrator, and his paintings hang in galleries across the country. He and his wife live in Connecticut.