Children are expected to ask for permission from their parents.
Jimmy hears that a carnival is coming to town this weekend.
Jimmy wants to go to the carnival.
Jimmy asks his mother and dad if they would take him to the carnival.
Jimmy, knowing that his parents might say no if he asks to go to the carnival, sneaks out the day the event starts and enters without his parents permission.
Jimmy's parents tell him that if his behavior is good for the rest of the week, they see no reason not to go to the carnival together.
Jimmy feels alone and frightened at the carnival, he knows once he is inside that he should have gotten permission from his parents.