One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of
a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When
he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, "Why are
you crying?" The woodcutter replied that his axe has
fallen into water.
The Lord went down into the water and reappeared
with a golden axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.
The woodcutter replied, "No."
The Lord again went down and came up with a silver
axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. Again, the
woodcutter replied, "No."
The Lord went down again and came up with an iron
axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. The
woodcutter replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and
gave him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter
went home happily.
One day while he was walking with his wife along the
riverbank, the woodcutter's wife fell into the river.
When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and
asked him, "Why are you crying?" "Oh Lord, my wife
has fallen into the water!"
The Lord went down into the water and came up with
Tara Reid. "Is this your wife?" the Lord
asked. "Yes," cried the woodcutter.
The Lord was furious. "You cheat! That is an untruth!"
The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It
is a misunderstanding. You see, if I said 'no' to
Tara Reid, You will come up with Carmen Electra . Then if I also say 'no' to her, You will thirdly
come up with my wife, and I will say 'yes,' and then
all three will be given to me. But Lord, I am a poor
man and I will not be able to take care of all three
wives, so that's why I said yes this time."
The moral of the story is whenever a man lies, it is
for an honourable and useful reason.
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really.. i like this version
