Oncea time, there was a good and honest（诚实的） wood cutter. One day, when he was cutting wood beside a lake, he his axe（斧头）in the water. The water was deep, and he could not get his axe back. He had only one axe, and he needed it to make his living. He sat down andto cry. As he cried, a spirit（仙子） appeared. She asked the man what was. She listened to the woodcutter and felt sorry for him. But what could she do to help him? Suddenly she came up with a great idea. The spirit dove （潜入）into the lake and brought back a gold axe.
"Is this the axe you lost?" asked the good spirit. The man looked at the gold axe, knowing it wasn't . Because he was honest, he admitted（承认） to the spirit that it wasn't his axe.
So the spirit dove into the water and brought back a silver axe. Once again, the man said that was not his axe. The spirit went down atime and returned with the woodcutter's old axe. The woodcutter said in excitement, "That is the right one!" The spirit was so happy with the woodcutter's honesty that she gave him the other two axes as presents.
truly is the best policy（为人之道）.
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