"you've probably heard of the famous children's book 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.' It's the cautionary tale about how ceding a trifle of something — such as a cookie — to a mouse will only ...

you’ve probably heard of the famous children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.” It’s the cautionary tale about how ceding a trifle of something — such as a cookie — to a mouse ...

The situation reminds me of the children’s book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. It is a fanciful tale of a boy and his pet mouse. The boy gives his mouse a cookie, which leads to the mouse wanting a ...