An Honest Woodcutter

There lived a woodcutter in a village. One day, he was cutting wood near a pond. Suddenly, his axe fell into the pond. The pond was very deep. The woodcutter did not know how to swim or dive. So, he was sitting there sadly. Then, a wonderful thing happened. A beautiful fairy appeared before the woodcutter. She asked him in a sweet voice, "Why are you so sad? Why are you not cutting wood?" The woodcutter replied sorrowfully, "My axe has fallen into the pond. I can't cut wood now." The fairy then showed him an axe made of silver and asked him if it was his axe, The woodcutter saw the axe and said, "It's not my axe." The fairy showed him another axe made of gold and asked, "Is this the axe that you lost? The wooot my axe The fairy showed him another ex iron. It was old. The fairy showed him the lost axe with a woodcutter said, "No, it's not my axe is madeny that it was his axe. The fairy became very pleased and gave him the one the woodcute then said happily his hottesty. The wood cutter became very happy getting the axes made of gold and silver. He thanked the fairy and went home. Later, selling those two axes in the market, he made quite a good amount of money. He became solvent and started passing his days happily ever after. Thus, the honest people are rewarded everywhere.