EXAMPREPRATION

One day a cap-seller was going to a big fair to sell caps. On the way he felt tired. He put his caps on the ground and sat down under a big banyan tree for rest. While resting he fell asleep. After an hour or so he woke up. He was surprised to find his caps all gone. Suddenly he heard the chatter overhead. He looked up and saw several monkeys on the tree, each wearing a cap. He begged the monkeys to return the caps. The monkeys paid no heed to his request. The cap-Seller was a loss what to do. In despair he snatched the cap off his head and threw it away. Instantly the monkeys took the caps off their heads and threw them on the ground. The cap- seller picked the caps up and took his way to the fair.

One day a wood-cutter was cutting wood beside a river. As ill luck would have it, his axe slipped from his hands and dropped into the river below. The poor wood-cutter became terribly unhappy and started crying bitterly. At this, the River-God felt pity for him. He appeared before him with a golden axe and said, "Is it yours? The honest wood-cutter replied, "No Sir, it is not mine." Then the god brought a Silver axe and said, Is it yours? He again replied, "No, it's not mine, Sir." At last, he brought the steel axe that the wood-cutter had lost and said to him, "Is it yours?" Then he gladly answered, Yes Sir, this is mine." The River-God became pleased at his honesty and gave him all the three axes. Then he disappeared. Moral : Honesty is richly rewarded.