THE HONEST WOODMAN

English 3 Unit 2 Quarter 2 Lesson 12
THE HONEST WOODMAN
Once, a poor woodman named Caloy went to the forest which was on the side of a deep river. He was working all day long and he was tired.Suddenly his axe slipped from his hand and fell into the water."Oh! I have lost my axe," he cried. "I have nothing to use to earn my living! What shall I do? The river is very deep and I am afraid to dive into it. Who can help me?"Faye, a good fairy, heard the poor man's cries and appeared before him."What’s the matter, poor woodman?" she asked. "Why are you so sad?" Caloy told her what happened and Faye promised to help him.
She dived into the river and brought up a golden axe. "Is it yours?" she asked. "No, that is not mine," answered Caloy. Faye dived again and this time brought up a silver axe. "Is it yours?" she asked and Caloy again answered "No."So Faye dived a third time and this time brought up the axe that had slipped from  Caloy's hand. "That is my axe," he cried . "Now I can work again." Happy with Caloy’s acts, Faye gave him the two axes as a reward.

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