7. Story: Honesty is the best policy, Virtue never goes unrewarded, Virtue is its own reward, The Woodcutter And His Axe, (9th/1st Year/BA/B. Sc) by AG Ahmad

 

Moral Story No: 7

Story for Normal Students

Honesty Is The Best Policy

Other Possible Morals:

i. Honesty is the best policy,

ii. Virtue never goes unrewarded.

iii. Virtue is its own reward.

iv. Wisdom lies in that which is truth.

v. Honesty never goes unrewarded.

The Woodcutter And His Axe

Once there lived a poverty-stricken woodcutter in a village. He was very poor but he was honest. He was very famous for his honesty and integrity. He knew,

“The eye of a greedy man and the belly

of a glutton are never satisfied.”

He had a large family to support. He was the sole bread earner. He used to go to the bank of a river to cut wood. He cut the wood and sold it in the market. He always thanked God for his hard

earned livelihood. As, it is wisely said,

“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”

One day he was cutting the branches of a tree on the bank of the river. Unfortunately, his axe slipped from his hand and fell into the river. He did not know how to swim. After losing the only source of living, he started mourning at his fate. He started to cry. As, it is wisely said,

“Disappointment to the soul is as

what a thunderstorm is to the air.”

Hearing this, an angel appeared there and asked, why he was weeping. The woodcutter told it that his only axe had fallen into the river. The angel took pity on him and jumped into the river. After a while, he brought out an axe of gold. The angel asked the woodcutter if it was his axe. The woodcutter refused to accept it and said that it was not his axe. As, it is wisely said,

“Truthfulness is the tree that grows deep

And gives the sweetest fruit.”

The angel jumped into the river for the second time and brought out an axe of silver. The

woodcutter again refused to take it, as it was not his. The angel dived for the third time and brought out an iron axe. As soon as, he saw his own axe, he jumped with joy. He took it at once and thanked the angel for his kindness. The angel was much impressed with his honesty and gave him the other two axes as a reward of his honesty. As, some-one has rightly said,

“Honesty is the highest form of intimacy.”

Moral Story No: 7

Story for Brilliant Students

Honesty Is The Best Policy

The Woodcutter And His Axe

          “Honesty is the best policy” is a well-known proverb. It means that one should always be honest, truthful and righteous (just) in his daily activities. The path of honesty and truth is bound with trial and tribulations but the ultimate goal is always good. An honest man is always rewarded in every field of life. As, it is wisely said,

“Honesty is the highest form of intimacy.”

The story of a woodcutter and the angel shows the essence of the above given proverb that

how a person was repaid for his honesty. Once there lived a poverty-stricken woodcutter in a

village. He was very poor but he was honest. He was very famous for his honesty and integrity. He knew,

“The eye of a greedy man and the belly

of a glutton are never satisfied.”

He had a large family to support. He was the sole bread earner. He used to go to the bank of a river to cut wood. He cut the wood and sold it in the market. He always thanked God for his hard

earned livelihood. As, it is wisely said,

“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”

One day he was cutting the branches of a tree on the bank of the river. Unfortunately, his axe slipped from his hand and fell into the river. He did not know how to swim. After losing the only source of living, he started mourning at his fate. He started to cry. As, it is wisely said,

“Disappointment to the soul is as

what a thunderstorm is to the air.”

His mourning bore fruit and an angel appeared there and asked, why he was weeping. The woodcutter narrated the whole incident and requested the angel to help him in this miserable situation. The angel took pity on him and jumped into the river. After a while, he brought out

an axe of gold. The angel asked the woodcutter if it was his axe. The woodcutter refused to accept it and said that it was not his axe. As, it is wisely said,

“Truthfulness is the tree that grows deep

And gives the sweetest fruit.”

The angel jumped into the river for the second time and brought out an axe of silver. The

woodcutter again refused to take it, as it was not his. The angel dived for the third time and brought out an iron axe. As soon as, he saw his own axe, he jumped with joy. He took it at once and thanked the angel for his kindness. The angel was much impressed with his honesty and gave him the other two axes as a reward of his honesty. As, some-one has rightly said,

Honesty never goes unrewarded.

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