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The Bear and the Travellers MG: bear MG: and {MG: journey; trip; voyage; travelMG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul}

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MG: lesson; class MG: about; pertaining to; on the topic of MG: bear MG: and MG: friend
A lesson about bears and friends


MG: two MG: together MG: travel; journey MG: -ing; imperfect MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul MG: sudden; abrupt; precipitous; sharp MG: -ly MG: meet; encounter; come across MG: one MG: bear .
Two Travellers were on the road together, when a Bear suddenly appeared on the scene.

MG: before; earlier MG: bear MG: perceive; detect MG: -ed; perfect [MG: it; she; heMG: it; she; he] , MG: one MG: run MG: -ed; perfect MG: towards; facing; looking; directed to; versus; heading; at; vs; oriented at MG: road; way; route MG: side; flank; lateral area MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: one MG: tree ,
Before he observed them, one made for a tree at the side of the road,

MG: climb MG: to; towards; toward MG: tree MG: top; peak; vertex; tip; apex; summit; acme; height; elevation; pinnacle; superlative; meridian; tiptop; crown; crest , {MG: selfMG: hide; conceal} MG: at; in MG: branch; ramification MG: behind; in back of; to the rear of .
and climbed up into the branches and hid there.

MG: other; another; some other MG: one {MG: journey; trip; voyage; travelMG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul} MG: not; no; nope; don't; non MG: like; as; similar to; for [MG: it; she; heMG: 's; of; possessive; -adj] MG: mate; companion; comrade; colleague {MG: that; thoseMG: much; very} MG: fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy ;
The other was not so nimble as his companion;

MG: it; she; he MG: not; no; nope; don't; non MG: can; be able to; have the ability to MG: escape; flee from , MG: so; therefore; hence MG: lie; lie down; lay down; recline MG: to; towards; toward MG: floor; flooring MG: pretend; act; feign; simulate; sham; affect; dissemble MG: die MG: -ed; perfect .
and, as he could not escape, he threw himself on the ground and pretended to be dead.

MG: bear MG: come; arrive (at) MG: to; towards; toward MG: it; she; he MG: near; next to; by; close to , MG: smell MG: -ed; perfect [MG: it; she; heMG: 's; of; possessive; -adj] MG: body; organic structure; physical structure MG: all; both MG: around; encircling; surrounding , MG: but; however MG: it; she; he MG: least; minimally MG: not; no; nope; don't; non MG: move; be active MG: and MG: restrain; inhibit; hold back; control MG: self MG: not; no; nope; don't; non MG: breathe; respire; take a breath; suspire :
The Bear came up and sniffed all round him, but he kept perfectly still and held his breath:

MG: because MG: hear MG: speak; talk; say; express in words MG: bear MG: not; no; nope; don't; non MG: touch {MG: deadMG: body; organic structure; physical structure} .
for they say that a bear will not touch a dead body.

MG: bear MG: wrong; incorrect; false; mis- MG: think; intend; consider; ponder; cogitate; cerebrate MG: it; she; he MG: be; am; is; are {MG: deadMG: body; organic structure; physical structure} , MG: so; therefore; hence MG: leave; depart; go away (from); part MG: -ed; perfect .
The Bear took him for a corpse, and went away.

MG: danger MG: disappear; fade away; vanish; go away MG: -ed; perfect MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: after; later , {MG: journey; trip; voyage; travelMG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul} MG: from; out of MG: tree MG: top; peak; vertex; tip; apex; summit; acme; height; elevation; pinnacle; superlative; meridian; tiptop; crown; crest {MG: downMG: come; arrive (at)} MG: -ed; perfect ,
When the coast was clear, the Traveller in the tree came down,

MG: ask; inquire about; enquire MG: other; another; some other {MG: journey; trip; voyage; travelMG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul} , MG: bear MG: put; place; set; pose; position; lay MG: -ed; perfect MG: mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris MG: at; in [MG: it; she; heMG: 's; of; possessive; -adj] MG: ear MG: near; next to; by; close to MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: moment; (an) instant; (a given) time , MG: bear {MG: soft; faint; quietMG: tell; state; relate; allege; aver; say} MG: it; she; he MG: what MG: (interrogative)
and asked the other what it was the Bear had whispered to him when he put his mouth to his ear.

MG: this; these {MG: journey; trip; voyage; travelMG: person; human being; homo; human being; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; soul} MG: answer; reply; respond to : ' [MG: neuterMG: it; she; he] MG: tell; state; relate; allege; aver; say MG: I; me , [MG: not; no; nope; don't; nonMG: moment; (an) instant; (a given) time] MG: again; anew; once more; re-; once again; over again MG: should; ought to; had better MG: travel; journey MG: with; accompanied by '' MG: danger MG: come; arrive (at) MG: fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy MG: escape; flee from {MG: abandon; discard; throw away; leave; give up; shed; cast off; shake off; throw off; drop; forsake; desolate; desertMG: leave; depart; go away (from); part} MG: I; me '' MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj MG: friend MG: together ' .
The other replied, "He told me never again to travel with a friend who deserts you at the first sign of danger."

MG: only; solely; exclusively MG: at; in MG: bad MG: difficult; hard MG: moment; (an) instant; (a given) time MG: you MG: can; be able to; have the ability to MG: distinguish; differentiate; tell one from another MG: genuine; true; original; actual; echt MG: friend ( : MG: bad MG: chance; randomicity; fortune; luck; hazard MG: test; check MG: friend MG: 's; of; possessive; -adj {MG: genuine; true; original; actual; echtMG: condition; state; status; situation} ) .
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friendship.
 
 
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