Question

Mahesh wrote only a few lines and couldn’t complete the story he wanted to write. Taking help from the given input, and basing it on the beginning Mahesh made, develop the story in about 150-200 words.

A woodcutter was chopping down trees on the bank of a river. His hands were so much wet with his sweat that he lost his grip...

Axe fell down in river — couldn’t swim — unhappy at his misfortune and wept — ** of Forests appeared — promised to get back his axe — dived — came out with an axe of gold — “not mine” — dived again — came out with silver axe — “not mine” said woodcutter — dived again — came out with woodcutter’ axe — “this is my axe” — truly honest — rewarded all three axes to the woodcutter.

Answer 1

Honesty Pays in the Long Run

A woodcutter was chopping down trees on the bank of a river. His hands were so much wet with his sweat that he lost his grip over the axe. It slipped away from his hands and fell down into the river. The poor man couldn’t even swim. He thought that his axe was lost forever. He was very sad at his misfortune and started sobbing and weeping. Suddenly there was a flash of light. The of the Forests appeared before him. The woodcutter explained what had happened. He consoled him. “Don’t you worry. I’ll get back your axe for you”, said the of Forests. Having said these words, he dived into the river. After a few moments he came out with an axe. It was made of gold. “Is this yours?” he asked. The woodcutter only said “No!”. A few seconds later he came out of the river with another axe. It was made of silver. “No, no, sir, this is not mine”, said the woodcutter. He dived again and came out with the third axe. The woodcutter cried loudly looking at the axe “Yes, yes, it’ mine—the woodcutter’ axe with an iron blade”. The ** of Forests was impressed with the woodcutter’ honesty. “Keep all three of the