Once upon a time there was a woodcutter who was very poor
and was living in a village. Although he was very poor but still he was honest
and a real gentleman. Every day he went to jungle to cut some wood. He then
took those woods to the city to sell them. He had a donkey on which he carried
all those woods.
The city was far from his village and it took him hours to
reach to the city and then return to home. He wanted to go twice in the city in
a day to earn some more but after one trip he gets tied up. Every day he
searched for new routes and shorter paths for the city but he didn’t succeed.
He thought of taking more wood in one tour so he loaded his
donkey with twice wood than the usual. He noticed that the donkey was moving
very slow. He thought that may be the donkey will not be able to reach the city
so he removed some wood from it.
Now he thought that he will never be a successful man he
will always be a poor men. All his schemes and plans failed. He was very disappointed.
He lost all his hopes.
One day he went to jungle to cut some wood. He climbed a
tree and started cutting some wood. Suddenly his hand slipped and the axe fell
down in a stream. He got scared because that axe was his only way of getting
some income. He didn’t have any money to buy a new axe. He tried to look in the
stream but there was no sign of axe.
He started crying while sitting near the stream. He thought
that this is the end of his life now he won’t be able to make livings. Now he
won’t be able to cut any woods and no one will give him any money. He was in
deep thoughts, then suddenly water movement distracted him. Water was moving
very fast it seemed that something is coming out of it.
He saw a man coming out of the stream he was very shocked.
He saw that the man is holding an axe. He was very happy that the man came to
return his axe. The man came near him and asked him if this axe belong to him.
He saw the axe it was a golden axe a very expensive one. The man replied no
that’s not mine. He could have said yes this is mine but his honesty didn’t
allow him to lie.
The man again jumped into the stream. This time he bought an
axe that was of silver. He showed that axe to the woodcutter. The woodcutter
saw the axe and replied no that’s not mine either. Mine was a very simple and
cheap axe. These are very expensive ones.
The man again jumped into the stream and came up with a new
axe. This was woodcutter’s axe. When he saw the axe he shouted yes, yes that’s
mine. He wasn’t able to control his happiness. The man came near to him and
gave him the hammer. He then thanked the man for the axe. The man jumped back
to the stream.
This time the man came out of the stream with both axes. He
gave those to the woodcutter. The woodcutter said that they are not his axes.
The man replied with smile I know they are not yours but because of your
honesty you earned them. The woodcutter took all the axes and went to home
happily. Now his days of struggling are over.
Be honest in every aspect of life and never lie or cheat
anyone. Then you will also receive a reward sometimes in the form of a friend,
a life partner or even something beyond your thinking.
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