About this episode
The episode tells the fable of two travelers and a bear, highlighting the theme of true friendship in times of danger.
Two Travelers and A Bear Two Men were traveling in company through a forest, when, all at once, a huge Bear crashed out of the brush near them.One of the Men, thinking of his own safety, 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.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.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?""He said," answered the other, "that it was not at all wise to keep company with a fellow who would desert his friend in a moment of danger." Misfortune is the test of true friendship.
People in this episode
Host: Sophia Austin
Topics covered
- friendship
- adventure
- morality
- survival
- fables
Keywords
- bear
- travelers
- friendship
- fable
- morality
- safety
- adventure
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