The answer is the first one. "Always prepare for times of need."
Hope this helps!!
The name of my country would be (name). I would have spent a lot of time, money and resources conquering a vast amount of land so there would be much diversity of the citizens. It would include the colder regions so the people were sturdier, heavy handed and strong since they must tough it out against the elements. I would implement a single currency among all the land and help circulate it by inviting other countries in to trade. It would most likely be pressed coins with my face on them. The government would be a constitutional monarchy with me as (king/queen) but a constitution that would somewhat restrict my power just to keep the citizens satisfied so that no one could question whether I was the only one to blame for any corruption.
Other details: plenty of mountains and lands still untamed/ special guard that doesn't work for the government but just me/ plenty of programs to help the people become a developed civilization
That's a rough idea but I'm not sure if that's enough or what you're looking for. It needs some cleaning up for sure. Hope it helps.
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Or, while Ninjas stealthily negotiate their way through dark places (such as an enemy’s residence at night), ninjas used the scabbard as a walking stick, feeling or probing their way around objects so as not to knock into anything and alert the enemy.
Perhaps the ninja’s most sinister use of the scabbard was to put a mixture of red pepper, dirt, and iron shavings at the top of the scabbard, so that when the ninja drew his sword, his opponent would be blinded.
If by language devices, than personification.