A Steady Job Fred, a very conscientious worker, had one serious 1 : he was 2 . The poor boy 3 everything he did and for that reason could never 4 a job. He'd had many jobs over the years but only for a few weeks at a time. For six months, Fred was out of employment. Finally, he got a job in a warehouse where many different types of home furnishings were 5 . Fred's job was to unpack the merchandise that had 6 arrived from the factory and put each item in its 7 place. The work was only 8 , but after so long with no employment at all it was better than nothing. One morning Fred unpacked a large and quite 9 vase. He picked it up to carry across the warehouse. But he had only walked two steps before he 10 . There was a loud 11 as the vase fell from Fred's hands and 12 into a thousand pieces. Fred was called immediately to the manager's office, and he was sure he would be 13 . The young man's 14 began to drop. "I'll have to deduct something from your 15 every week until the vase is paid for," the manager said sternly. “How much is the vase worth?” Fred asked. “$350.” A wide grin spread across the young man’s face. “That’s wonderful!” he shouted happily. “At last I have a steady job!”