Different states have different precedents regarding what defines a white person as opposed to a black person.
Answer: Hidesato did not want to accept all these presents, but as the Dragon King insisted, he could not well refuse.
"My Lord Bag of Rice" is a Japanese folktale that tells the adventures of Fujiwara Hidesato. The story has many examples of cultural values, and one of them is the fact that Hidesato performs all his actions without any expectation of a reward in return. In fact, he initially refuses to accept the presents that the Dragon King wants to give him. However, he eventually accepts out of politeness.
