Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter (樵夫) and he worked the forest. And his family was not very rich. Every day he had to cut a lot of wood (sell) so he could buy some food for the family. One day, as he was cutting a tree, his axe (斧子) (sudden) fell into a river. The river was deep and the water in the river was flowing fast. It was clear that he lost his axe and could not find again.
He felt (sad) and cried by the riverside. While he (cry), the river god( 河神) came out and asked (his) what happened. The woodcutter told him the whole story. The river god offered to help him find his axe.
The god disappeared into the river and came back with an axe made of gold, but the woodcutter said it was not his. The god disappeared again and came back with a silver axe, but the woodcutter said that was not his, either. The god disappeared into the water one (many) time and came back with an iron axe. This time the woodcutter smiled and said it was his.
The god was surprised but was also happy with the woodcutter's honesty (诚实) and gave him both the gold silver axes. He sold them and never had to worry about money again. He and his family began to have happy life.
