Odette's father, Ross, is an excellent cook, but he has trouble getting work because he doesn't have any papers - they were accidentally lost at a government office. And he can't get any new papers because he doesn't have any papers! Things aren't easy for an "illegal" employee. Ross is exploited and keeps on getting fired. Lucky for him, he still has Odette, a resourceful girl who gets on well with animals and is the only person who knows how to control his fits of temper..