Parvez and Ahmad, the two friends, were once walking through a forest, when suddenly they came face to face with a big black bear. They tried to flee but the bear chased them. Parvez managed to climb up a nearby tree, but Ahmad flung himself onto the ground and lay still pretending to be dead. He had heard from his parents that bears do not attack dead creatures.
The bear sniffed at Ahmad’s still body thoroughly and taking him for dead ambled off.
When the danger was over, Parvez climbed down to Ahmad and said jokingly, “Well, what was the bear whispering in your ears?”
Ahmad felt annoyed at this untimely joke. He said, “The bear advised me not to travel again with a cowardly friend who abandons you in the face of danger.”
Moral : A friend in need is a friend indeed.
TWO FRIENDS AND A BEAR
