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Mercury and the Woodcutter CHAPTER

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honest woodcutter got a reward for his
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honesty.

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If you tell the truth you do not
have to remember anything.

Once there was a woodcutter. He lived near
a forest. He earned his living by cutting
woods from the jungle and selling it in

the market.

One day, he was cutting down a tree

on the bank of the river. While he
was cutting it, his axe fell into the

river and was lost.

He tried his best to search it but in

vain. He was very poor and was not in
a position to purchase another.

So, he began to weep and cry at the loss of
it.

Mercury, the God of the river, heard his cry and

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