The second senario is much tougher. Humanity has been grappling with that since we developed a herd mentality and rational thought.
I suppose the most positive approach would be to try and see if both villages were open to pooling resources in a bid to make the forrest & arrable land more productive. Human nature will likely get in the way of this though, sadly. Survival is a powerful driver however and it's not necesarily rational either. Not an easy choice at all.
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