Title: THE PRICE OF HONESTY

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.
“ Hemm.. 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
fellinside the river. The river was very deep. So he couldn't get into the water to take his
axeout. He started crying.
“ Oh..oh..what am I going to do?”
 
“ I have lost my precious axe. Oh dear, oh dear..”
 Suddenly, a beautiful fairy 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 fairy 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 fairy was puzzled but again she went inside the water.
This time she came out with a silver axe and gave it to the woodcutter. Without hesitation,
the woodcutter refused saying that his was not a silver axe. Then, the fairy dived into the
water. This time she came out with the woodcutter's iron axe. Beaming with gladness, the
woodcutter happily accepted his axe and thanked the fairy. The fairy was puzzled but
pleased with his honesty.

“I have never meet anyone as honest as you.” Said the fairy.

“Take this gift from me and live well woodcutter.” Added the fairy and she rewarded the
woodcutter with a pile of gold and the silver axes.

MORAL: Honesty always gets rewarded