My first pair of red shoes… I was 6, we ordered them from a catalogue. I went with my mother to the post office when we got the notice that they had arrived. I tried them on in the post office. They were too small, but I knew if I said so they would be sent back and it would be weeks before I had red shoes. So I curled up my toes, told my mother they fit perfectly, and hobbled out of there feeling absolutely plucky.