The Travellers and the Bear
Two friends were travelling together when they met with a bear．One of them was in great fear，and without a thought of his companion climbed up into a tree，and hid himself．The other seeing that he had no chance，single－handed against the bear，could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended to be dead；for he had heard that bears would never touch a dead body．
As he thus lay down the bear came up to his head，nuzzling snuffing at his nose，ears，and heart，but the man immovably held his breath，and the beast supposing him to be dead，walked away When the bear was fairly out of sight，his companion came down out of the tree，and asked what it was that the bear whispered to him；“For，”says he，“I saw he put his mouth very close to your ears ．”“Why，”replied the other，“It is not a secret at all；it told me not to keep company with those who，when they get into a difficulty，leave their friends in the lurch．”
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