Thank You, M'am" is a short story by Langston Hughes in which a young boy attempts to steal from an elderly woman in order to buy shoes. Roger tries to steal the purse of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, an elderly black woman, as she walks home. However, Roger's attempt is thwarted when he trips and falls. The woman leaves her door open so that Roger can come inside. She gives him food and asks him why he tried to steal from her. He tells her that he wants to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. She graciously gives him the money.
