THE friends and the bear

Two friends were going through the forest. One friend said to other: "If any beast comes out from the trees, I'll stay with you and help you.'
The other friend said:" I will help you too, if any beast comes out at you.'
After a little time there was a great noise, and a big bear came out from the trees.
At once one of the friends ran and got up into a tree. The other friend was fat. He tried to get up into a tree, but he fell down at the foot of the tree. There he stayed still.
The bear came near to him. It put its nose down and smelled him. It thought that the man was dead, so it went away.
The other man came down from the tree, and said: ' What did the bear say to you when it put its mouth so near to your ear?
His friend answered :'The bear said: Don't go with friends who run away from you when you want their help most.' 


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