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The Woodcutter and the Axe Story

By Golam Mortuja

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The Woodcutter and the Axe

The Woodcutter and the River-god

Question

Write a story (within 100 words) using the given hints. Give a title to the story. [2+8] 

[Points : A woodcutter cutting wood near a river—axe fell into water—started weeping—god came with a golden axe—woodcutter refused—god returned with a silver one—woodcutter refused—god came with the iron axe—woodcutter glad—god gifted all the axes to the woodcutter.]

THE WOODCUTTER AND THE AXE 

Long ago, there lived a woodcutter in a small village. He was sincere in his work and very honest. Every day, he went to the nearby forest to cut trees. One day he was cutting a tree near a river. Suddenly his axe slipped out of his hand and fell into the river. The river was so deep. He could not even think to retrieve it on his own. He only had one axe which was gone into the river. He became very worried thinking how he will be able to earn his living now! He started weeping. He was very sad and prayed to the God. He prayed sincerely so the God appeared in front of him and asked, “What is the problem, my son?” The woodcutter explained the problem and requested the God to get his axe back. The God put his hand deep into the river and took out a golden axe and asked, “Is this your axe?” The woodcutter looked at the axe and said “No”. The God said, “Take a look again Son, this is a very valuable golden axe, are you sure this is not yours?”  The woodcutter said, “No, It’s not mine. I can’t cut the trees with a golden axe. It’s not useful for me.” So the God put his hand back deep into the water again and showed a silver axe and asked, “Is this your axe?” The woodcutter looked at the axe and said again “No”. The God smiled and finally put his hand into the water again and took out his iron axe and asked, “Is this your axe?” To this, the woodcutter said, “Yes!  This is mine!  Thank you!”  The God was very impressed with his honesty, so he gave him his iron axe and also other two axes as a reward for his honesty.

Moral : Always be honest and get reward. / Honesty is always rewarded.

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