Two men were travelling together when they suddenly met a bear. one of the travellers quickly climbed up into a tree and hid himself in the branches. the other man had nothing to do: he fell flat on the ground and when the bear came up to him, he held his breath with fear. the bear felt the man with his nose for some time and then he left him. the bear thought the man was dead bears never eat anything dead. when the bear went away, the first traveller came down from the tree and asked his friend: "what did the bear whisper in your ear? "he gave me a piece of advice: never travel with a false friend" was the answer. moral: a friend in need is a friend indeed. questions: 1. whom did the two uravellers meet? 2. what did the first and the second travellers do? 3. who of them was in greater danger? why? 4. why didn't the bear eat him? 5. what did the first traveller ask his friend about? 6. what was the answer? 7. what is the moral of the story? 8. what should the first traveller have done but he didn't? 9. what is your idea of a true friend?