Once upon a time there lived a woodcutter near the forest. He used to collect wood in the forest and sell them in the nearby market for some money.
Once upon a time he was cutting a tree, when it happened that by mistake his axe fell into a nearby river. The river was very deep and flowing really fast – he tried hard to find his axe but he could not find it there. Now he felt that he had lost the axe, while being sad, he started crying sitting on the bank of the river.
Hearing his cry, the God of the river got up and asked the woodcutter what happened. The woodcutter told him his sad story. The river god took pity on the woodcutter and offered to help him seeing his hard work and honesty.
He disappeared into the river and brought back a golden axe, but the woodcutter said it was not his. He disappeared again and this time he came back with a silver axe, but this time also the woodcutter said that this axe is not his too.
Now the river god again disappeared into the water and this time he came back with an iron axe- wooden axe, the woodcutter smiled and said it was his axe.
The river god, impressed by the woodcutter’s honesty, presented him with both gold and silver axes.
Moral
This story teaches us that honesty is the best policy.
