This is a very interesting fable of Aesop. In every fable of Aesop, there must be a lesson for us at the end. We consider that as the moral of the story.
One of the friend, thinking of his own safety and he climbed a tree. The other friend did not know how to climb on the tree and he was unable to fight the savage beast alone. So he threw himself on the ground and lay still, as if he were dead. He had heard that a Bear will not touch a dead body, and he did so.
It must have been true, for the Bear snuffed at the man's head awhile, and then, seeming to be satisfied that he was dead. So the bear walked away.
The friend in the tree climbed down. "It looked just as if that Bear whispered in your ear," he said. "What did he tell you?"
The other friend answered to him, "it was not at all wise to keep company with a fellow who would desert his friend in a moment of danger."
Moral of the story: "Misfortune is the test of true friendship."
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| Two Friends and a Bear |
Two Friends and a Bear
- A fable of Aesop
Two friends were traveling in company through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear crashed out of the brush near them.
One of the friend, thinking of his own safety and he climbed a tree. The other friend did not know how to climb on the tree and he was unable to fight the savage beast alone. So he threw himself on the ground and lay still, as if he were dead. He had heard that a Bear will not touch a dead body, and he did so.
It must have been true, for the Bear snuffed at the man's head awhile, and then, seeming to be satisfied that he was dead. So the bear walked away.
The other friend answered to him, "it was not at all wise to keep company with a fellow who would desert his friend in a moment of danger."
Moral of the story: "Misfortune is the test of true friendship."
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