Analogies only go so far, but I think eating the cookies in the cookie jar is the wrong one, because you're only feeding yourself with that one. If you're steal

Analogies only go so far, but I think eating the cookies in the cookie jar is the wrong one, because you're only feeding yourself with that one. If you're stealing flour from the baker to make a surprise cake for the whole troupe to enjoy, then you can apologize later, instead of asking first and ruining the surprise.