The two Friends and the Bear

The Two Friends and the Bear Two friends were going to a distant place. They promised to help each other in trouble. While they were passing through a forest, a bear appeared before them. One of them climbed a tree. The other lay down on the ground holding his breath. The bear came up to him and smelt his face. Thinking him to be a dead man, the bear went away. The man who had climbed the tree came down. He asked his friend, "What did the bear tell you?" His friend replied, "The bear told me that a man who deserts his friend in distress should not be trusted."