Swiftcurrent Creek But at least I can say I tried

At the mention of a secret, Burdock's eyes lit up and he leaned closer to listen to it, should his father choose to whisper. He did not. Instead he poured a gallon of wisdom and if at first the boy attempted to follow through - evident by his furrowed brow and 100% attention he paid to every word. Somewhere around the sentence number 3 the look in his eyes grew disinterested and he listened to the rest of the monologue visibly bored, shuffling his feet, dealing with invisible fleas in his fur and paws. At the end of it instead of a big round of applause (wolf equivalent of it), Burdock yawned and sighed. 

"What's the point of doing it at all then?" he asked. "What is that right thing?" he asked next. "I took Violet's toy yesterday and I thought it was right by me, but she did not? So, who was right?"