Story writing honest woodcutter/A fairy tale
Once upon a time, there lived a wood-cutter in a village. He was very poor but honest. His village was beside a jungle. He used to
cut wood from the jungle, sell in the nearby market and bear his family's expenses. He was not rich but passed his life with great happiness. One day, he
was cutting wood near a pond in the jungle. Suddenly, his axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the pond.
The pond was very deep. The wood-cutter became very sad and began to weep. Finding no other way, he prayed to God for help.
Then a strange incident occurred. A beautiful fairy came out of the water and asked him why he was crying. The wood-cutter told her of his serious loss.
The fairy dived into the water and brought a silver axe. She asked him, "Is this your axe?" The wood-cutter saw the axe and said, “No." Then the fairy dived again into the water and brought a gold axe. She again asked him, "Is this your axe?" The wood-cutter saw the axe and said, “No." The fairy dived into the water for the third time and brought the actual axe. She asked him, "Is this your axe?" The wood-cutter saw the axe and then said happily that it was exactly his axe.
The fairy became pleased with the wood-cutter for his honesty and
gave him both the gold and the silver axes along with his old iron axe. Then,
the wood-cutter became rich and began to live happily. It was the reward of his
honesty.
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