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A Test of Friendship · African Jungle Tales

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  Section twenty of African Jungle Tales by Carl Bender. This LibriVox recording is in
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  the public domain. A test of friendship. A certain man had three friends.
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  The first one he loved very much, the second he loved beyond measure,
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  and the third he esteemed very highly. One day, he was accused
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  of having killed a man, and he was served a summons to appear before
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  the king's court. In the summons, it was stated that he was to
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  bring three reliable witnesses along with him, men who were known for their integrity
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  and love of the truth. He at once went to his friends and asked
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  them to accompany him to the king's court and witness in his behalf, and
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  all three consented to do him the favor. On the way to the king's
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  court, the accused man said to the first friend, whom he loved very
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  much, Friend, I pray you testify in my behalf, but he would
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  not and turn back. He also asked the second friend, whom he loved
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  beyond measure, and he readily consented to do him the favor. Likewise,
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  he asked the third friend once more, and he too was willing. When
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  they had come within hearing distance of the king's court. They heard how the
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  King was in a terrible rage. When the second friend heard this, he
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  became afraid, and, like the first friend, turned back. But the
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  third friend, who was loved the least, went along into the king's court
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  and testified in behalf of the accused who was acquitted. Author's note wa kwaene
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  end of section twenty read by Lord Gibbs,