The Wood Cutter And The River God

 

Long ago there lived a poor woodcutter in a village. He was very hard working. Every day he goes to the forest to cut trees. He sold the wood in the market, in this way he earned money.

One day the woodcutter cutting wood by the riverside. Unfortunately, the axe was failed down into the river. The river was deep. He was deep in thoughts and prayed to God. The woodcutter was sobbing and said, “ oh ! God I have no other axe. Now what I do”. The river God heard his bewailing and took pity on him. Suddenly the God came out and said to the poor woodcutter calm down, as she will help him.

She took a gold axe and appeared before him and asked is it yours? , the woodcutter said no, it’s not mine. The river God again dived into the water. This time she appeared with the silver axe and asked is it yours? He replied no, it’s not mine.

The river God again dived into the water. This time she appeared with the iron axe and asked.               The woodcutter was very glad and happy to see his own axe. The river God was very much pleased with the honesty of woodcutter and said: “you are a very good human being, but you always followed the path of honesty”.

Then she gave the gold and silver axe both as rewards for his honesty.

Then the woodcutter became a reach person. One day his friend came into his house. The woodcutter tell the story. Hearing that he made a plan and came to the same riverside forest. He let his axe dropped into the river. He pretended to weep. The river God hear his weeping. She came out with a gold axe and asked is it yours? At once he said yes, it’s mine. Please give me. The river god was very angry and said you lied to me such you are a very dishonest person. Then she dived into the water with an axe. She did not return anything. Moreover, the dishonest woodcutter lost his own iron axe.

Moral: Honesty is rewarded, dishonesty is punished.