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Two Friends and the Bear

Two friends were passing through a dense forest.

Two friends walking through a forest

They saw a bear coming towards them.

Two friends spotting a bear in the distance

One friend quickly climbed a tall tree and hid.

One friend climbing a tall tree to hide

The other friend stood there helplessly.

One friend feeling helpless

He remembered a lesson from school that bears do not hunt dead men.

One friend remembering something important about bears

He pretended to be dead by lying flat on the ground and holding his breath.

One friend pretending to be dead in front of the bear

The bear came, smelled him, and went away.

The bear sniffing the 'dead' friend and leaving

His friend came down from the tree and asked what the bear said.

The friend from the tree asking about the bear

He replied, 'The bear told me that one who runs away in times of trouble is not a true friend.'

The friend explaining what the bear 'said'

Reflection Questions

  • What did one friend do when they saw the bear?
  • What did the other friend remember from school?
  • What did the bear 'say' to the friend?

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