Answer:
A bribe is to persuade someone with money into doing whatever you desire them to.
Explanation:
Using context clues, "guards" are people who protect something, they didn't have the "money to pay them" so they were looking to pay money to the guards in exchange for a favor therefore we can assume that is the definition of a bribe.
The ladies showed compassion for the mrunas which were an african tribe. Mrs. Merriweather talked about the missionary work that J. Grimes is doing. But then you can see that Mrs Merriweather could do more for her neighbors and she is being two faces when she says : that there is nothing more distracting than a sulky darky.
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.
