The god was pleased with his truthfulness. He dove once more and brought up the woodcutter’s old iron axe.
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For the third time, the goddess disappeared beneath the surface. When she emerged, she was holding Ahmad’s old, rusty iron axe. Ahmad’s face lit up with joy. "Yes! That is it! That is my axe!" he cried out happily. The god was pleased with his truthfulness
A woodcutter was cutting wood by the river when his axe fell into the water. The river god, pleased with the woodcutter's honesty, appeared and offered to retrieve the axe. However, when the god brought up a golden axe, the woodcutter refused to claim it, saying it wasn't his. The god then brought up a silver axe, which the woodcutter again refused to claim. Finally, when the god brought up the woodcutter's own axe, he was overjoyed and thanked the god. The river god, impressed by the woodcutter's honesty, rewarded him with all three axes. Share below
The woodcutter shook his head. “No, that is not mine.”
The merchant approached Ramu and asked him if he had indeed found a golden axe. Ramu, being an honest man, replied, "Yes, I did find a golden axe buried in the forest." The merchant, with a sly smile, asked Ramu to show him the axe. Ramu happily handed over the axe, and the merchant examined it carefully.
Here’s a complete, short version of “The Honest Woodcutter” (also known as “The Honest Woodcutter and the Golden Axe”), followed by a social media style post you can use.