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Assalammualaikum and very good morning to the honourable judges,

teachers, parents and my fellow friends. Today, I would like to present a

story entitled ‘The Woodcutter’.

Once upon a time there was a poor woodcutter. He lived happily

with his wife in a small wooden house near the forest. They were very

poor, but the woodcutter and his lovely wife were always honest in

everything they do.

One hot day, the woodcutter told his wife “My dear, I want to go

out to the forest. Please don’t wait for me for lunch, I might be

late”. His wife nodded obediently.

Without further ado, the woodcutter took his old axe and went

inside the nearby huge forest in search of the wood. He took his usual

path to the forest. The weather was nice, and the sun was shinning

brightly in the sky.

After searching for a long time, he decided to go further into the

huge forest. Not long after that, finally he found one good and big

shady tree near the riverbank far inside the forest.


“Hmmm... this tree looks good and big one. Maybe I can get lots of

firewood” So, the woodcutter started to work. He swung his old axe

hardly into the tree.

“Swish, swoosh, swish swoosh.”

“Plop!”

Oh no! As the woodcutter was cutting the woods, unfortunately his old

axe slipped from his hands and fell inside the river. The river was very

deep. So, he couldn't get into the water to take his axe out. He started

crying.

“Oh...oh...what am I going to do?”

“I have lost my precious axe. Oh dear, oh dear.”

Suddenly, a beautiful white angel appeared from inside the river water.

“Why are you crying my dear woodcutter?” She asked.

“Oh, I have lost my axe…now I won‟t be able to cut the woods

anymore.”

The woodcutter told her how his axe fell inside the water. The

angle said “Don’t worry, I’ll help you to find your axe. Please wait”.

The angel went inside the water and after some time she came out with

a golden axe in her hands.

“Oh! That’s axe isn’t mine, I’m sorry please I can’t take it.”
The woodcutter refused to accept that golden axe. The angel again

went inside the water. This time she came out with a silver axe and gave

it to the woodcutter.

“Oh my! This silver axe isn’t mine too. My axe is made of iron

and its old and rusty. I’m sorry, please take it back.”

Again, the woodcutter refused saying that his was not a silver axe.

The angel dived into the water again. This time she came out with the

woodcutter's iron axe.

The woodcutter happily accepted his axe, and he thanked the angel.

The angel was pleased with his honesty and humbleness. The angel

rewarded the gold and the silver axes to that woodcutter.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

This story has a hidden message; a moral that depicts honesty as the best

policy. The woodcutter only asked for what he needed. He could have said

yes in the very first place and taken the priceless axes, but he chose the

one he could use. His honesty and humbleness got him the reward of a

lifetime.

That’s all from me, Bye.

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