Carrots and sticks, the tried and true method to train a donkey.
Similarly, this was also effective with humans.
In fact, it worked even better on humans than on donkeys.
Because—
Most people were not as stubborn as donkeys, yet they were smarter.
Arthur knew this early on during his time at the orphanage.
The caregivers would reward well-behaved children with a piece of candy for napping on time, but noisy children received neither candy nor a slap on the wrist.
Arthur, of course, was well-behaved and often considered a good child.
So, he would take his naps obediently but would start a discussion beforehand to keep the excitable children arguing among themselves.
Then, he would reap a dozen or so pieces of candy.
Arthur would save half of them to savor the sweetness.
And the other half?
He naturally gave those to the children who were slapped on the wrist, earning their genuine defense and ensuring that he was always in a convenient position.
