One day two young men are walking in a big forest. One is fat, and the other is thin.
一天，两个年轻人在一片大森林里走着。一个很胖，另一个很瘦。
“We are good friends. We must help each other. If we meet any beast, I’ll help you.” the thin man says.
“我们是好朋友，要互相帮助。如果我们遇到了野兽，我会帮助你的。”瘦子说。
“I’ll help you, too.” the fat one says.
“我也会帮助你的。”胖子说。
They walk on. After a while they hear a great noise. It is a big bear. It is coming this way.
他们继续往前走。过了一会儿，他们听到一声巨响。是一只大熊，正朝他们走来。
The two young men run away quickly. One of them climbs up a tree, and hides among the leaves. He forgets all about his friend.
两个年轻人飞快地跑开了。其中一个爬上了树，躲在树叶中间。他把他的朋友忘得一干二净。
What about the fat one? He is too fat to climb up a tree. So he throws himself on the ground, closes his eyes, and pretends to be dead.
那个胖的呢?他太胖了，爬不上树。于是他倒在地上，闭上眼睛，装死。
“The bear will think that I’m dead,” he thinks to himself.
“熊会以为我死了，”他想。
Soon the bear comes up to the fat man, and even puts its nose to his mouth and ears.
很快，熊走到胖子身边，甚至把鼻子凑到他的嘴巴和耳朵上。
The fat man holds his breath. The bear thinks he is dead so it goes away, because bears never touch the dead.
那个胖子屏住呼吸。熊以为他死了，就走开了，因为熊从来不碰死人。
The man in the tree comes down. With a smile he asks his friend, “The bear puts its nose so close to your ears. What does it say to you?”
树上的人下来了。他笑着问他的朋友:“熊把鼻子贴着你的耳朵。它对你说了什么?”
The friend answers, “The bear says, ‘Don’t trust your friend. He runs away from you when you need his help most.”
朋友回答说:“熊说:‘不要相信你的朋友。当你最需要他的帮助时，他却从你身边跑开了。”
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难之交才是真朋友。
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