Linguistic features of True Friends:

a. Past tense (was/were, knew, promised, etc.)

b. Adverbs of time (once upon a time)

c. Time conjunctions (so, suddenly, unfortunately, just now, after that)

d. Specific characters (two close friends, a large bear)

e. Action verbs (knew, promised, saw, climbed , led, pretended, came, smelt, left, came, asked, replied)

f. Direct speeches ("Friend, what did the bear whisper into your ears?", The other friend replied, "Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend.")