Danny Meadow Mouse in "Timid Danny Meadow Mouse"

But the fact is Danny certainly is timid. More than this, he isn’t ashamed of it—not the least little bit.
“You see, it’s this way,” said Danny, as he sat on his doorstep one sunny morning talking to his friend, old Mr. Toad. “If I weren’t afraid, I wouldn’t be all the time watching out, and if I weren’t all the time watching out, I  wouldn’t have any more chance than that foolish red ant running across in front of you.”