Two friends went to a forest. <br />One was very much honest, <br />And the other one was very bad, <br />Daily, for their livelihood. <br /> <br />One day, they saw a wild bear, <br />Almost coming close, very near. <br />The bad man climbed a nearby tree, <br />But the other one couldn't reach the tree. <br /> <br />He lied below the tree, posing as dead, <br />As he knew well, bears touch not any dead. <br />Without moving his limbs, he held his breath. <br />The bear smelt his body lying in close to death. <br /> <br />After it went away without harming him, <br />The man from the tree asked him, <br />What the bear whispered into his ears, <br />When he remained with closed eyes? <br /> <br />'The bear told me not to trust such <br /> Selfish friends like you, very much, <br /> And also said that a friend in need, <br /> Is really a friend in deed.'<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-friend-in-need-is-a-friend-indeed/
