Read the excerpt from "My Lord Bag of Rice.” Hidesato felt very sorry for the Dragon King on hearing his story, and readily promised to do what he could to help him. The warrior asked where the centipede lived, so that he might attack the creature at once.

What lesson does this excerpt reflect?

Helping others is always worth the risk.
It is important to be generous with others.
A person with enemies should not be trusted.
Some people cannot help themselves.

they all focused on themes about the inevitability of death.

when your a dog and you need a bone.   go and eat a rabbit

swahili is an extremely rich and complex civilization, a set of ethnic groups articulated by a language and a series of cultural elements that fuse the african traditions, islam and indian culture. this growth was largely a result of the indian ocean trading network that brought in not just man-made riches, but also religious ideas, specifically islam, which had a significant impact on the local culture. furthermore, the development of the swahili language gave a common cultural unity to the people.