Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest together.

They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they promised each

other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree

at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by

his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left

the place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the

tree came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear whisper

into your ears?” The other friend replied, “Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false

friend.”

One day a cat and a fox were having a conversation. The fox, who was a conceited creature,

boasted how clever she was. ‘Why, I know at least a hundred tricks to get away from our mutual

enemies, the dogs,’ she said.

‘I know only one trick to get away from dogs,’ said the cat. ‘You should teach me some of

yours!’

‘Well, maybe someday, when I have the time, I may teach you a few of the simpler ones,’ replied

the fox airily.Just then they heard the barking of a pack of dogs in the distance. The barking

grew louder and louder – the dogs were coming in their direction! At once the cat ran to the nearest tree and climbed into its branches, well out of reach of any dog. ‘This is the trick I told

you about, the

only one I know,’ said the cat. ‘Which one of your hundred tricks are you going to use?’

The fox sat silently under the tree, wondering which trick she should use. Before she could make

up her mind, the dogs arrived. They fell upon the fox and tore her to pieces.

One hot day, an ant was seeking for some water. After walking around for a moment, she came

to a spring. To reach the spring, she had to climb up a blade of grass. While making her way up,

she slipped and fell unintentionally into the water.

She could have sunk if a dove up a nearby tree had not seen her. Seeing that the ant was in

trouble, the dove quickly put off a leaf from a tree and dropped it immediately into the water

near the struggling ant. Then the ant moved towards the leaf and climbed up there. Soon it

carried her safely to dry ground.

Not long after at that, there was a hunter nearby who was throwing out his net towards the dove,

hoping to trap it in this way.

Guessing what he should do, the ant quickly bit him on the heel. Feeling the pain, the hunter

dropped his net and the dove flew away quickly from this net.