Well,long fingers might also be a sign of a good basketball player or pianist.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

Here,the travelers can stay a few nights and eat a good meal, while they take a brief respite from their long and dangerous journey north.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

So,their reward for finding a scat is they get to play ball for two to three minutes and that keeps them good all day long."

VOA: standard.2010.02.22