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Once upon a time , there ____________________ two close friends who were walking through the forest together . They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest .

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

____________________ , 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 ____________________ to be a dead man .

The bear came near the one who ____________________ 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 who was on the ground , " Friend , what did the bear whisper into your ears ? " The other friend replied , " Just now the bear ____________________ me not to believe a false friend . "