TWO TRAVELERS AND A BEAR
Two Men were traveling in company
through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear come out of the brush near them.
through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear come out of the brush near them.
One of the Men, thinking of his own safety,
climbed a tree.
climbed a tree.
The other, unable to fight the savage
beast alone, 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.
beast alone, 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.
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, walked away.
snuffed at the Man’s head awhile, and then, seeming to be satisfied that he was
dead, walked away.
The Man in the tree climbed down.
“It looked just as if that Bear
whispered in your ear,” he said. “What did he tell you?“
whispered in your ear,” he said. “What did he tell you?“
“He said,” answered the other,
“that it was not good to walk together and be a friend with someone who leave his friend in a moment of danger.”
“that it was not good to walk together and be a friend with someone who leave his friend in a moment of danger.”
