Short storie
The Bear and the tow travellers

Two men set out together on a journey and as they were travelling on food and without any protection,they agreed that if any danger occured on the road,each would stand by the other.As they were going along,they saw a bear coming towards them.One of themran off, climbed up a tree, and hid himself in the branches. The other threw himself flat on the ground and pretended to be dead;for he had heard that bears would not touch a dead body.The bear came up,felt him all over with his snout,and seeing no signs of life (for the man held his breath while the bear was snuffling at him ), passed on and left him. The other traveller,when he saw that all danger was over,came down from the tree,and congratulated his friend on his cleverness.But tell me,>>said he in joke,<<What did the bear whisper in your ear? for he held his snout so close to your face that he seemed to be telling you some secret.>> <<He cautioned me,>>said the other,<<never again to travel with a friend who, after promising to stand by me in time of danger, leaves me in the lurch when danger comes, thinking of no one's safety but his own.>>