The Bear and the two
Friends
Two men were walking through the forest. They were friends and
swore to help each other. Suddenly a bear came out of a
thicket. one man climbed up
a tree. The other lay flat on the ground and did not breathe. The bear
came near and smelled him. He thought the man was dead and so he went
back into the forest. The man climbed down from the tree and asked the
other man what the bear had said to him. The man replied," The bear told
me that I should not trust friends who do not stand by me when there are
difficulties and danger."
Moral:
Many people say that they are your friends. Only true friends will help
you when you are in danger.
Vocabulary:
to swear - To make a solemn promise.
thicket - a dense growth of plants, underbush
to trust - to believe
Choose the correct answer.