1、The Bears whisper The Bears whisper The Bears whisper Two travelers, John and Bob, are walking through a forest. They are best friends. John: Its getting dark. How much longer must we go, Bob? Bob: We are almost there. John: Im scared. Lets hurry. Bob: Dont be scared, John. Im here. John: But what i
2、f we meet a Lion or maybe a Bear？ Bob: Dont worry. Ill protect you. John: Really? Bob: Of course. We are best friends. Right? Ill always protect you. John: Thanks, Bob. You are a true friend. Bob: Come on. Lets go. We have to go over that hill. John: Bob, lets rest here for a while. Im tired. John a
3、nd Bob decide to rest for a few minutes before going over the hill. Bob: We can rest here for a while. But we cant stay too long. The sun will go down soon. John: My feet hurt. Im going to take off my shoes. John takes off his shoes. Suddenly, he hears a strange sound. The Bears whisper The Bears wh
4、isper John: Did you hear that, Bob? Bob: What? John: I hear a strange sound. Bob: What strange sound? I didnt hear anything. John: I really heard something. Bob: What did it sound like? John: Im not sure. But it sounded like a Bear. Bob: A Bear?! That cant be. There arent any bears around here. John
5、: I hope you are right. The two listen carefully for a while. They dont hear anything. Bob: I told you its nothing. Dont worry. Besides, if its a Bear, Ill protect you. John: Thanks, Bob. Youre really brave. Im glad youre my friend. Bob: Im your best friend You can always trust me. Lets go now, John
6、. Put on your shoes. John: Okay. John is putting on his shoes. A Bear sees the two. Bear: Im hungry. I need some food. Hey, look over there! My worries are over. The Bears whisper The Bears whisper There is my lunch and dinner. Hee, hee, hee. The Bear comes out of the bush. Bear: Hello, you two! Don
7、t run away! Im going to eat you up! Bob: Oh my goodness! Its a Bear! A real Bear! Bob runs away quickly by himself. He doesnt think of John. John still doesnt have his shoes on. So he cant run very fast. Bob: Run for your life! John: Wait for me, Bob! I cant run that fast! Help me, please! Bob doesn
8、t help John. He climbs up a tree by himself. John: I cant climb up a tree. What shall I do? Maybe Ill pretend to be dead. Bears dont 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 youre not dead. Come on, get up. Hmm. Maybe h
9、e really is dead. He is not moving or breathing. But he is warm. The Bears whisper The Bears whisper I dont understand. The Bear keeps sniffing John. It looks as if the Bear was whispering something to John. Bear: Perhaps hes dead. I better just go for now. The Bear leaves John alone and goes. Bob c
10、omes down from the tree. Bob: John! Are you okay? John: I think so. But why didnt 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, Im 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.