A woodcutter was working away when his hand slipped and dropped his axe into the river. He sat by
the river, devastated by his lose. An angel, felt sorry for him. The angel appeared in front of the man. The angel went down into the river. He fetched him a gold axe. The man said "This is not my axe".
The angel went back into the river and this time fetched him a silver axe. The man said "This is not my axe". The angel went back and fetched him an old steel axe, to which the man overcame with joy at having his axe back. The angel admired the man's honesty and therefore, gave the man both the gold and the silver axes as a reward.
The woodcutter's friend heard about the story and he too wanted the gold and silver axes. He rushed to the river and dropped his axe into the river. The same angel appeared and fetched the man a gold axe. "Yes, yes, this is my axe!", the man quickly rejoined.
The angel knew that he was lying and that he was a greedy man.
The angel disappears with the gold axe, leaving the man without
anything, not even his own steel axe.
Moral: An honest man is always rewarded.
- The END -
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