Once upon a time there was a poor

woodcutter. He was very poor but he was
always honest. One hot day, he took his axe
and went inside the nearby forest in search of
wood. After searching for a long time, he found
one good tree near a river inside the forest.

“Hmmm…this tree is good. I can get lots of

firewood”
 So, the woodcutter started to work.
„Swish, swoosh, swish swoosh.”
 
„Plop..”
 
Oh no! As the woodcutter was cutting the
woods, his axe slipped from his hands and fell
inside the river. The river was very deep. So he
couldn't get into the water to take his axe out.
He started crying.
“Oh..oh.. what am I going to do?”
 “I have lost my precious axe. Oh dear, oh
dear.”
 
Suddenly, a beautiful angel appeared from
inside the river water.
“Why are crying my dear woodcutter?”
 She asked.

“Oh, I have lost my axe…now I won‟t be able

to cut woods anymore.”
The woodcutter told her how his axe fell inside
the water.

The angel went inside

the water and after sometime came out with a 
golden axe in her hands. The woodcutter
refused to accept that golden axe.

The angel again went inside the water. This

time she came out with a silver axe and gave it
to the woodcutter. Again the woodcutter
refused saying that his was not a silver axe.
The angel dived into the water.

This time she came out with the woodcutter's

iron axe. The woodcutter happily accepted his
axe and thanked the angel.

The angel was pleased with his honesty. The

angel rewarded the gold and the silver axes to
that woodcutter.

MORAL: Honesty always gets rewarded.