I went to this restaurant in Tucson and asked for a job cracking oysters and peeling shrimp.

They have been forced not only to serve bottled water but also to use it for chores like peeling shrimp or washing lettuce.

"I was peeling shrimp in the back when I was 6 years old," he said.

He was later a trainee at the same restaurant, where he learned how to make salads, peel shrimp and perform other simple kitchen chores.

Just boil and peel shrimp, then split each in half.

We began peeling shrimp for lunch - to sauté with corn and basil - when the phone rang.

I kept peeling shrimp while my grandmother dashed off.

Then he'd put her back to work at the fish market, peeling shrimp or running the cash register, so that he could keep an eye on her.

Mr. Tucker suddenly asked as he started peeling shrimp.

He put himself through college by shucking oysters, peeling shrimp and waiting tables at a Tucson restaurant.