Once upon a time, there lived two friends in a village. One of them was sharp and selfish while the other was innocent and selfless. They were living in abject poverty. So, one day they decided to try their luck in some other city. They set off on a journey to materialize their dreams. They passed through a forest. One day when they were passing through a thick part of the forest, they came across a bear. The sharp and selfish friend took to his heels and climbed up a tree, leaving his friend in danger. But the other one could not find time to climb up a tree.
In the listlessness of despair, he lay on the ground and held his breath. He pretended to be dead and started praying to God for his life. The bear sniffed him from head to toe, but he did not move at all considering him dead, the bear left him unharmed and went away into the forest. When the bear was well out of sight, the first friend climbed down the tree and came to his friend he asked in mocking tone what the bear was saying into his ear. The friend, who was grieved at the selfishness of his friend disliked his tone. He replied angrily that the bear advised him never to trust a fair-weather friend who always leaves in the lurch. So, be careful in making friends. With these words, he said his friend goodbye forever and went away alone to reach his destination.
Morals: A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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