A friend in need is a friend indeed

Once there lived two friends in a village.They used to stay most of the time together.People used to say that they were the living instance of true friends.But one day they were passing through a forest.Suddenly a bear came out of the forest.They became afraid of the bear.One of the friend at once climbed up a tree.The other friend did not know how to climb a tree.He was sure that the bear would tear him into pieces.Suddenly he remembered that the bear does not eat dead animal.So he lay down on the ground just like a dead man.The bear came and smelt his body.The friend stopped breathing.The bear thought that he was dead and went away.Then the first friend got down from the tree,came to the second friend.He said to him "What did the bear whisper to you?" He said,"The bear told me not to keep a friend who deserts you in danger.Because a friend in need is a friend indeed.