Just Curious!

We did this activity the other day in my international communications class.

I just wanted to see everyone's opinions.

After you read the (short) story leave a comment ranking the characters in order of whose behavior you MOST approve to whose you LEAST approve.

The Parable

Rosemary is a young woman about 21 years old. For a long time she has been engaged to a young man named Hernando and she is coming from a great distance to meet him for their scheduled wedding. The problem she faces is that between her and her betrothed there lies a river. No ordinary rive mind you, but a deep, wide river infested with hungry crocodiles.

Rosemary ponders how she can cross the river. She thinks of a man who has a boat, whose name is Sven. She approaches Sven and asks him to take her across the river. He replies, "Yes, I'll take you across the river if you'll spend the night with me."

Shocked at his offer, she turns to another acquaintance, Lee Pai, and tells him her story. Lee Pai responds by saying, "Poor Rosemary, I understand your problem, but I don't see how I can help. It's really your problem, not mine."

Rosemary, in desperation, decides to return to Sven, and spends the night with him. In the morning Sven takes her across the river. She completes her journey and arrives in time.

Her reunion with Hernando is warm, but on the evening before they are to be married, Rosemary feels compelled to tell Hernando how she succeeded in getting across the river. Hernando responds by saying, "I can't believe you would do such a thing. I wouldn't marry you if you were the last woman on earth." And he banishes her as a soiled woman.

Finally at her wit's end, Rosemary turns to our last character, Seiichi, He listens to her story and says, "What a terrible thing to happen. Rosemary, I don't love you, but I will marry you." And that's all we know of the story.

What do you think?

Remember to rank them in order of the character you MOST approve, to that you LEAST approve.