Old Granny Fox in "Reddy Fox Is Impudent"

Wisdom often is gained through mistakes, but never when one is not willing to admit the mistakes. No Fox lives long who makes the same mistake twice. And those who are impudent to their elders come to no good end. I've got a fat goose hidden away for dinner, but you will get none of it."
"I—I wish I'd never heard of Granny's mistake," whined Reddy to himself as he crept dinnerless to bed.
"You ought to wish that you hadn't been impudent," whispered a small voice down inside him.