A story
一个故事
Once upon a time in an old forest, there was a poor wood cutter cutting wood by the lake. One day, his axe accidently fell into the lake. The poor wood cutter didn’t know how to swim, so he could do nothing but sat by the lake and prayed to the lake godess.
从前在一个老森林里，有一个可怜的伐木工人在湖边伐木。一天，他的斧头不小心掉进了湖里。可怜的伐木工人不会游泳，所以他只能坐在湖边向湖神祈祷。
The lake godess heard his prayer and appeared before him.
湖神听到他的祈祷，出现在他面前。
“What’s wrong, my good man?” she asked.
怎么了，我的好朋友？&“她问了。
“ Help me!” Said the wood cutter, “ I’m very poor, and I lost my only axe.If I don’t get my axe back, my family will starve to death, please help me!” He cried.
”帮帮我！&樵夫说：“我很穷，丢了我唯一的斧头，如果我拿不回斧头，我的家人会饿死的，请帮帮我！”！&“他哭了。
Then the godess glanced at the wood cutter., “Very well,” she answered, “ You should have your axe back. ”
，然后女神瞥了一眼樵夫，”她回答说，“你应该把斧头拿回来。”。&“
After a while, the godess brought out an axe made of gold from the lake.
过了一会儿，神女从湖里拿出一把金子做的斧头。
“Is this your axe, my good man? ”Asked the godess.
，”这是你的斧头吗，我的好人？&“请女神。
“No, ”Said the wood cutter, “That is not my axe.”
”不，“樵夫说，”“那不是我的斧子。”
Then the godess brought out a silver axe, the wood cutter said that wasn’t his axe again.
然后女神拿出一把银斧子，樵夫说那不是他的斧子。
The third time, she brought out the wood cutter’s axe. The wood cutter was very happy and said, “This is my axe, thank you very much”
第三次，她拿出了樵夫的斧子。樵夫很高兴地说：“这是我的斧头，非常感谢您。”故事结束时，女主人对樵夫的诚实非常满意。他没有说谎，为了得到金斧或银斧，他只是想要应得的东西。所以她决定把金斧和银斧都给他。樵夫卖掉斧头，成了一个善良的富人。
An the end of the story, the godess was very pleased with the wood cutter’s honesty. He didn’t tell a lie, so that he can get the gold or the silver axe, he just wanted what he deserve. So she desided to give both the gold and silver axe to him. The wood cutter sold the axes, and became a kind rich man.
这个故事的寓意是，诚实是上策。