Kids · Level 1 › Stories
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The Honest Woodcutter
A woodcutter loses his axe and finds something better.
Ages 4–7 · 7 pages · Lesson: Honesty🪓
A woodcutter was cutting a tree by the river. His axe slipped and fell into the water.
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“Oh no! That was my only axe,” he said, and he sat down and cried.
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A river fairy came up. “Why are you crying?” He told her.
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She dived in and came back with a golden axe. “Is this yours?” “No,” he said.
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She brought a silver axe. “Is this yours?” “No,” he said again.
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She brought his old iron axe. “Yes! That one is mine!”
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“You are honest,” said the fairy. “Keep all three axes.” And he went home happy.
Talk about it
Ask your child: What happened first? Who was kind? What would you do? Then let them retell the story in their own words.