The god frowned. “You are a liar.” He took the golden axe back, dove into the river, and never returned. The greedy man lost even his own axe.
When a greedy neighbor heard the story, he ran to the river, threw his own axe into the water, and pretended to cry. The River God appeared again and brought up a golden axe. the honest wood cutter completing story
But a greedy neighbor who tried to cheat his way through the same test? He lost everything. The god frowned
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The god was pleased with his truthfulness. He dove once more and brought up the woodcutter’s old iron axe.