伊索寓言双语小故事：熊的耳语

　　Bear: I’m hungry. I need some food. Hey, look over there! My worries are over. There is my lunch and dinner. Hee, hee, hee.

　　The Bear comes out of the bush.

　　Bear: Hello, you two! Don’t run away! I’m going to eat you up!

　　Bob: Oh my goodness! It’s a Bear!!! A real Bear!!!

　　Bob runs away quickly by himself. He doesn’t think of John. John still doesn’t have his shoes on. So he can’t run very fast.

　　Bob: Run for your life!!!

　　John: Wait for me, Bob! I can’t run that fast! Help me, please! Bob doesn’t help John. He climbs up a tree by himself.

　　John: I can’t climb up a tree. What shall I do? Maybe I’ll pretend to be dead. Bears don’t eat dead meat.

　　John pretends to be dead. He just lies down on the ground. .

　　Bear: I got you! Sniff. Sniff. Get up! I know you’re not dead. Come on, get up. Hmm. Maybe he really is dead. He is not moving or breathing. But he is warm. I don’t understand.

　　The Bear keeps sniffing John. It looks as if the Bear was whispering something to John.

　　Bear: Perhaps he’s dead. I better just go for now.

　　The Bear leaves John alone and goes. Bob comes down from the tree.

　　Bob: John! Are you okay?

　　John: I think so. But why didn’t you help me?

　　Bob: I was going to help, but the Bear just went away. Please forgive me. But what did the Bear whisper to you?

　　John: Do you really want to know?

　　Bob: Yes, I’m really curious.

　　John: Well, he told me to stay away from you. A friend that runs away by himself is not a true friend. I agree with him. You are not my true friend. Good-bye.

　　MORAL

　　A friend in need is a friend indeed.