is a Friend indeed
Once there lived two Friends in a village.They were very fast friends.One of them was very tall,beautiful and clever.The other was short.They promised to stand by each other through thick and thin.
One day they were travelling through a forest.When they raeched the middle of the forest,they saw a bear coming to them.They were filled with fear to see the bear.They were worried about their lives.The tall man was very clever and selfish.He,at once,climbed up a tree to save his life.He did not care for his friend.The other friend was perplexed but he thought of a trick.He had been told that a bear does not harm a dead person.
He,at once,lay downon the ground and held his breath.The bear came near him.He sniffed and took the man to be dead and went away.When the bear was out of the sight,he came down the tree.By way of joke ,he asked his friend what the bear had whisphered into his ear.
The friend replied that the bear advised him not to trust a false and selfish friend.Saying this,he bade good-bye to him and continued his journey alone.
Moral:
- Do not rely on selfish friends
- Beware of false friends
