There once was a boy with cold feet. He had no shoes or socks, and his toes were like tiny frozen blueberries.

One day, the boy asked the man who owned the restaurant for a job so he could afford to buy shoes and socks. The man agreed, and when the boy with cold feet earned enough money to buy socks, he quit.

The man asked the boy why he didn’t work until he had enough money to buy shoes, too. The boy admitted he was impatient. He put on his new socks and his feet were a little warmer.