Here's a short story:

Hunters and bears are often put in fairy tales and often provide a lot for us to think about life and human nature. 

Two hunters, Ali and Hagan, went hunting for bears. For four days they saw nothing. Each night they slept in a nearby village, pledging to make part of the bear's skin against the cost of their lodging . On the fifth day a huge bear appeared, and Ali said nervously to his friend, "I don't mind admitting that I'm afraid to take this bear." Hagan laughed, "Just leave it to me, little coward." 

So Ali _ like lightning up the nearest tree at once, and Hagan stood with his gun at the ready. The huge creature came, moving on in a slow and awkward way, and Hagan began to grow more and more scared. At last he raised his gun to his shoulder, but by now he was trembling so much that, before he could take proper aim, his gun went off and missed the target . 

Hagan, remembering that bears never touch a dead body, threw himself flat on the ground and held his breath. The bear came up, sniffed all around him and moved off in the end. 

Ali, who had been watching the whole thing from the tree, now came down and, congratulating Hagan on his escape, asked him, "What did the bear whisper in your ear just now?" 

"Don't sell the bear's skin before you have caught the bear," Hagan announced. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: What were Ali and Hagan doing in the story?
Guess: hunting for bears

Question: Where did they sleep each night?
Guess: a nearby village

Question: How did they pay for their rooms?
Guess: a part of the bear's skin

Question: What happened on the fifth day?
Guess: a huge bear appeared

Question: Did they shoot the bear?
Guess: no

Question: What did Hagan do after the gun went off?
Guess: threw himself  the ground

Question: What did the bear do?
Guess: he moved on

Question: What did Hagan tell Ali the bear whispered to him?
Guess: "Don't sell the bear's skin before you have caught the bear,"

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: What did Ali do when he saw the bear?

climbed a tree