A Woodman was felling a tree on the

A Woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a river, when his axe,slipped from the trunk, flew out of his hands and fell into the water.As he stood by the water's edge lamenting his loss, Mercury appearedand asked him the reason for his grief. On learning what had happened,out of pity for his distress, Mercury dived into the river and,bringing up a golden axe, asked him if that was the one he had lost.The Woodman replied that it was not, and Mercury then dived a secondtime, and, bringing up a silver axe, asked if that was his. "No,that is not mine either," said the Woodman. Once more Mercury divedinto the river, and brought up the missing axe. The Woodman wasoverjoyed at recovering his property, and thanked his benefactorwarmly. the latter was so pleased with his honesty that he presented the Woodman with that the other two axes.

Sebuah Woodman telah menebang pohon di tepi sungai, ketika kapaknya,
tergelincir dari bagasi, terbang dari tangannya dan jatuh ke dalam air.
Saat ia berdiri dengan tepi air meratapi kehilangannya, Mercury muncul
dan bertanya kepadanya alasan kesedihannya. Belajar apa yang terjadi,
kasihan bagi kesusahannya, Mercury menyelam ke dalam sungai dan,
membawa sebuah kapak emas, bertanya apakah itu yang ia telah kehilangan.
The Woodman menjawab bahwa itu tidak, dan Mercury kemudian menukik sebuah kedua
kalinya, dan, membawa sebuah kapak perak, bertanya apakah itu nya. "Tidak ada,
yang tidak menambang baik," kata Woodman. Sekali lagi Mercury menyelam
ke sungai, dan dibesarkan kapak hilang. The Woodman adalah
gembira untuk memulihkan properti, dan mengucapkan terima kasih pengasuhnya
hangat. yang terakhir sangat senang dengan kejujuran bahwa ia mempresentasikan Woodman dengan yang dua sumbu lainnya.