"Aesop's Fables"--week12

Hello, everyone!!

Have you spent a good time in this weekend? Of course, I spent a good weekend. Also, winter vacation will come after a week, so I’m looking forward to coming winter vacation. Then, I read the story of “Mercury and the Wood cutter”. This story is famous in Japan. Therefore, many people may know the story. However, I like this story, so I’ll in traduce about it.

 

 

One day, woodcutter let his ax slip by chance into the water, and it immediately sank to the bottom. Fortunately, Mercury, whose river it was, took pity on him and suddenly appeared. Then, he dived to the bottom of the river and bought back a golden ax after he heard what had happened. And he asked the woodcutter whether the ax was his. However, the woodcutter told the truth. If you were the woodcutter, could you tell the truth? When he brought back a silver one, the woodcutter told the truth. Finally, after diving a third time, Mercury produced the ax that the man had lost. The woodcutter said “That’s mine!” And Mercury gave him the other two as presents. Later one of his friend decided to see whether he would have the same kind of luck, but the friend didn’t tell the truth. Of course, he couldn’t get anything.

I think that this story thought us the honesty is the best policy. However, it’s difficult. Sometimes, honesty doesn’t pay. We should have strong mind, aren’t we?

Thank you for reading my article! :)

Have a good day!!!