Once there lived a
poor honest wood-cutter. But he was honest. Everyday he went out to cut wood in the
forest. He earned his livelihood by selling wood in the market. One day while
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The Honest Wood-Cutter / Honesty Is The Best Policy/ Honesty Is Always Rewarded Everywhere / The Poor Wood-cutter and The Water-goddess / The Poor Wood-cutter and The Fairy
Once there lived a poor wood cutter. But he was honest. Every
day he went out to cut wood in the forest. He earned his livelihood by selling
wood in the market. One day while cutting wood beside a river, his axe slipped
out of his hand and fell into water. He did not know how to swim and the axe
was the only means of his daily earnings. He became very sad thinking how he
would maintain his family. So, he sat beside the river and began to cry
bitterly. Seeing this, the water-goddess took pity on him. She appeared before
him and asked the reason of his crying. The wood-cutter told her of his
misfortune. After hearing all, the water-goddess dived into water and brought a
golden axe. Seeing the axe, the wood-cutter told that it was not his own. The
water-goddess dived again and came out with a silver axe. The wood-cutter
refused to take it as it was not his axe too. For the third time, the
water-goddess went back into water and came back with his real iron-made axe
with wooden handle. “That’s mine”, the wood-cutter cried out gaily. He became
very delighted and thanked her. The water-goddess impressed most seeing the
honesty of the poor wood-cutter and offered him all other two precious axes as
reward. Thus honesty is rewarded Everywhere.