An Honest Woodcutter Story

Complete the story about an honest woodcutter. Honesty is the best policy story.

An Honest Woodcutter Story: There lived an honest wood-cutter in a village. His village was beside a jungle. He used to cut wood from the jungle, sell in the nearby market and bear his family expenses. He was not rich but passed his life with great happiness. One day, he was cutting wood near a pond in the jungle. At once his axe fell into the pond. The pond was very deep. The wood-cutter became very sad. He was at a loss what to do. Finding no other way, he prayed to God for help.

Honest Woodcutter Story

Honesty is the Best Policy- Completing Story

Honesty is the Best Policy Story: There lived an honest wood-cutter in a village. His village was beside a jungle. He used to cut wood from the jungle, sell in the nearby market and bear his family expenses. He was not rich but passed his life with great happiness. One day, he was cutting wood near a pond in the jungle. At once his axe fell into the pond. The pond was very deep. The wood-cutter became very sad. He was at a loss what to do. Finding no other way, he prayed to God for help.

Then a strange incident occurred. A beautiful fairy came out of the water and asked him why he was not cutting wood. The wood-cutter described the incident in details. The fairy dived into the water and brought a silver axe. She asked him if it was his axe. The wood-cutter saw the axe and said, “No.”

Then the fairy showed him another axe made of gold and asked, “Is this the axe that you lost?” The woodcutter said, “No. The fairy showed him the lost axe with a wooden handle. The wood-cutter then said happily that it was exactly his axe. Seeing the honesty of the woodcutter the fairy became very pleased and gave him both the gold and the silver axes along with his old iron axe. Then, the woodcutter became rich and began to live happily. It was the reward of his honesty.