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在一片美麗的森林邊上，住着一個誠實善良的樵夫，他有一把鋒利的鐵斧頭。每天，樵夫都帶着這把鐵斧頭上山砍柴。
一天，樵夫在河邊砍柴，一不小心手一滑，把斧頭掉進河裏。
「沒有了斧頭我怎樣賺錢養家呢？」想到這兒，樵夫忍不住坐在河邊哭了起來。
就在這時，河神出現了，他了解事情的原委後，覺得樵夫很可憐，便沉到河裏，撈起一把金斧頭來，問道：「這把金斧頭是你的嗎？」樵夫搖搖頭說：「這不是我的。」
接着，河神又沉到河裏，撈起一把銀斧頭來，問道：「這把銀斧頭是你的嗎？」樵夫仍舊搖搖頭說：「不是。」
河神第三次沉到河裏去，撈起一把鐵斧頭來，問道：「這把鐵斧頭是你的嗎？」樵夫看到自己的斧頭，跳起來欣喜地說：「沒錯，沒錯，這把才是我的斧頭。」
河神很讚賞樵夫為人誠實，便把金斧頭和銀斧頭作禮物送給了他。樵夫帶着三把斧頭回到家裏，把事情經過詳細地告訴了朋友。
一個貪心的樵夫聽到後，十分羨慕，決定也去碰碰運氣。他跑到河邊，故意把自己的鐵斧頭丟到河裏，然後坐在河岸上假裝痛哭起來。
河神果然從河裏冒了出來，來到他面前。得知了事情的原委後，河神沉到河底撈起一把金斧頭來，問道：「這把金斧頭是你的嗎？」貪心的樵夫高興地叫道：「是的，是的，這正是我丟失的斧頭！」
他那貪婪和不誠實的樣子遭到了河神的痛恨，河神沒說話，拿着金斧頭沉入了河底，再也沒有出來。貪婪的樵夫不但沒有得到那把金斧頭，就連他自己的鐵斧頭也拿不回來了。
In a small village, there lived a woodcutter named Deena. He was very sincere and honest. Every day, he set out into the nearby forest to cut trees.
One day as usual in the morning, while cutting a tree near a river, the axe slipped from his hand and fell into the river. “Oh no. What have I done? That was my only property which earned money. Without that, what will I do? Oh God Please help me. “ Deena said. He started crying and prayed to God.
God answered his prayer. God appeared and asked Deena why he was crying. God took a golden axe from the river and asked “My Son, is this your axe?”. Deena was stunned to see such a shining beautiful axe.
But Deena said without any hesitation. “No. This is not mine.” Deena answered.
God again took another axe from the river. It was made of silver.
“My Son, is this your axe?” God asked again.
“No.” Deena shaked his head.
God now pulled an axe made of iron and asked “Is this yours? “.
Deena’s face showed the sign of joy. “Yes. This axe is mine.” Deena said.
“My son. I am very much pleased with your honesty. Take all the three axes. This is a reward for your honesty. It’s all yours.” God said.
Deena happily went to his home with the three axes. He explained how God appeared and gave him the axes to his friends.
Another woodcutter named Soma, who is very lazy and greedy. After hearing the story of Deena, Soma immediately went to the river. And deliberately dropped his axe into the river.
God showed up and asked what had happened.
Again, God took out the golden axe and asked Soma “Is this your axe? “.
“Yes yes yes.. this one is mine.” Soma said.
God was furious now.
“How dare you? Telling lies to me? You should be punished for telling lies.” God said. Saying this God disappeared with the axe.
“My axe… my axe. God Please forgive me for telling lies. Please give back my iron axe. Oh God… What will I do now?” Soma cried.
All his shouting went useless. Soma returned home without the axe which was his only property. But he had learnt his lesson. Honesty is very important.