Two friends were traveling together when they met with a bear. One of 【小题1】 Was in great fear, and without a thought of his friend【小题2】 Up into a tree, and hid himself. The other seeing that he had no chance, single-handed against the【小题3】, could do nothing but throw himself on the ground and pretended to be 【小题4】; for he had heard that bears would never touch a dead body.

As he thus lay down, the bear【小题5】 to his head, nuzzling（用比掘）and snuffing（嗅）at his nose, ears, and heart, 【小题6】 the man immovably held his breath, and the beast supposing him to be dead, walked【小题7】. When the bear was fairly out of sight, his companion came down out of the tree, and asked 【小题8】 it was that the bear whispered to him. “For,” said he, “I saw he put his mouth very close to your ears.” “Why,” 【小题9】 the other, “it is not a secret at all, it told me not to keep company with 【小题10】 who, when they get into a difficult, leave their friends in the trouble.”