Oh yes: I completely agree with you about the people having been proactive, and in particular, having been kind. (And yes, I've noticed that sometimes in stories from other cultures other traits get rewarded, which is interesting for all sorts of reasons since regardless of the society, we basically want people to demonstrate a similar array of virtues and to avoid a similar array of vices.)
The cannibalistic lama keeps on coming up in conversation at home!
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Date: 2013-06-14 02:10 pm (UTC)The cannibalistic lama keeps on coming up in conversation at home!