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 1. Honesty is the best policy 

Honesty is the best policy 

Honesty is the best policy is a universal truth. The fruits of honesty are honour, grace and reward. While, dishonesty brings disgrace curse and abuse. Once there lived a poor woodcutter in a certain village. He was honest and pious. He earned his livelihood by cutting woods all the day long. One day, as usual, he was cutting woods at the bank of river. By chance, his axe slipped from his hands and fell into the river. He became gloomy and did not know what to do. He began to shed tears and prayed to Allah for help. Just then, the god of water, Mercury, happened to pass that way. He came to the old wood-cutter and asked the cause of his distress. The woodcutter told him that his axe had fallen into river and he could not buy another. Mercury was much moved on seeing his pathetic condition. He jumped into river to fake the axe. He brought the golden axe and gave it to the woodcutter. But woodcutter refused to take it. Then, Mercury jumped into river and brought out a silver axe. The woodcutter again refused to accept. The Merecury dived for third time and brought out his iron axe, The woodcutter got his iron axe and thanked him, Mercury was greatly impressed by honesty of poor woodcutter. He gave him the other two axes as a reward. 

Moral: 

1. Honesty never goes unrewarded 

. Honesty has its own reward 

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