Bobby wants one thing: new skates. He's seen the exact shiny new pair he wants in the shop window. But when Bobby opens his gift, he's dismayed to find hand-me-down skates. Once Bobby breaks them in, though, he and the hand-me-down skates become inseparable, and he can't imagine life without them... until the brand-new skates come into his life. How can he leave his hand-me-down skates behind?