Outline: Once a woodcutter ……….. cutting a tree ………. axe fell into the water…………. God appeared……….. golden axe……….. woodcutter refused……….. silver axe………… then iron axe……… god pleased……….. Moral.
Ans:- HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY
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GOD MERCURY AND THE WOODCUTTER
Once there was a poor woodcutter. One day he was cutting a tree on the bank of a river. His axe fell into the water. He was sad.
God Mercury appeared. He asked the woodcutter why he was sad. The woodcutter said that his axe had fallen into the water. God Mercury dived. a lie brought out a golden axe. But the woodcutter said, “This is not mine.” God dived again. He brought out a silver axe. But the woodcutter said again, “This is not mine.”
At last, God brought an iron axe. The woodcutter was happy. He said, “This axe is mine.” God was pleased with his honesty. He gave him all the three axes.
Moral: Honesty is the best policy.
