>>how did that come from 飲ませてあげる (do them the favor of giving them drink)? or from ゆっくりさせてあげる (do them the favor of letting them take it easy)? My Japanese is awful.
>>so is mine, but I was more interested in 'what did you misread it as?' :) I have problems translating phrases which include "させて" and "あげる" because they are not too common.
There are a lot of nature-based stories. If there's anything that looks interesting to you, you can post up requests on the yu fanfic groups and we'll get around to the stories when we can.
In the meanwhile, the stories "Yukkuri in winter" and "Tale of the plant type birth" will hold you for now... both can be found over at the google group, as usual.
I've read'em. I'm really liking the Yuka side-story for Dosu in the city by the way. Good job on that Poweryoga. Justified abuse is always the best kind, and Yuka didn't even die. A+ rating from me. Though I feel bad for that Chen the crows got in the main story.
Most parents think highly of there children, and bragging is not that strange. Creatures that do not like there offspring tend to die off after the first or second generation.
And that's where you're wrong. Cats and dogs are known to abandon weak litters, and wild animals, while protective towards their young, will flee at the sign of overwhelming danger and leave the young behind.
What you are saying does not prove that I am wrong. Caring for your children does not mean sympathy for weakness. If a parent flees from overwhelming odds it may be luring the attackers away, or relying on its nest/home being hidden.
I don't think most animals can think that far ahead. The more immediate need would be to protect the children at all cost, not do it in a roundabout way by trying to lure the predators away.
And in any case, the children are usually not as fast at running away especially if they're really young so if the parent runs away who's the predator gonna go after? The one that's getting away or the one that's still right in front of them?
Yukkuris are a good example of this, and no I'm not saying real animals can be compared to fictional creatures, I'm saying these fictional creatures are somewhat based on real animal reactions.
>I don't think most animals can think that far ahead. The more immediate need would be to protect the children at all cost, not do it in a roundabout way by trying to lure the predators away. I'm pretty sure some animals do that very thing. Birds in particular, I saw on TV, so it must be true. Though, I'd suspect it to be pre-programmed instincts, rather than planning ahead.
>>luring the attackers away, or relying on its nest/home being hidden.
The nest isn't very hidden if the attacker is already right in front of it, gobbling up the babies or smashing them up. Not really luring if they're telling the babies to die easy so they can escape.
Offer more good looks easy to Reimu's BRAGGABLE little ones!Yuyu~! Thanks a lot Mister Human!
Reimu's little ones are taking it very easy!More!
Give more sweet sweets and offer a good look to my little ones!