One day a wood-cutter was cutting wood by the side of a river. Suddenly his axe slipped from his hands and dropped into the river. The wood-cutter started crying bitterly. The river-god felt pity for him. He appeared before him with a golden axe. "Is it yours ?" asked the river-god.
"No sir, it is not mine", replied the wood-cutter.
Then the god brought a silver axt and said, "Is it yours ?"
The wood-cutter again replied, "No, it's not mine."
At last the river-god returned with the iron axe of the wood-cutter and asked, "ls this yours ?"
Seeing his own axe, the wood-cutter cried out in joy. Without waiting for a moment he stretched his hand and burst out, "Yes, sir, it's mine."
The river-god was pleased at the honesty of the wood-cutter and rewarded him with all the three axes. The wood-cutter returned home with these axes.
"No sir, it is not mine", replied the wood-cutter.
Then the god brought a silver axt and said, "Is it yours ?"
The wood-cutter again replied, "No, it's not mine."
At last the river-god returned with the iron axe of the wood-cutter and asked, "ls this yours ?"
Seeing his own axe, the wood-cutter cried out in joy. Without waiting for a moment he stretched his hand and burst out, "Yes, sir, it's mine."
The river-god was pleased at the honesty of the wood-cutter and rewarded him with all the three axes. The wood-cutter returned home with these axes.
Moral: HONESTY IS ALWAYS REWARDED..