Woodcutter Story

A woodcutter was cutting the branch off a tree when his axe fell into the river below. When he cried out an angel appeared and asked:

"Why are you crying?"

The woodcutter replied that his axe had fallen into the water, and he needed it to make his living.The angel went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.

"Is this your axe?" the angel asked."No," the woodcutter replied.

The angel went down again and came up with a silver axe."Is this your axe?" he asked.
Again, the woodcutter replied "No."
The angel went down again and came up with an iron axe."
Is this your axe?" the angel asked."Yes," the woodcutter answered.

The angel was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.

Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he cried out, the angel again appeared and asked him:

"Why are you crying?"

"Oh, my wife has fallen into the water!" the woodcutter replied.
So the angel went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.

"Is this your wife?" the angel asked.

"Yes," cried the woodcutter.

The angel was furious. "That is an untruth! You lied!

"The woodcutter replied: "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, you would have come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would have come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes' you would have given me all three.

Lord, I am a poor man and am not able to take care of all three wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez.

"The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies, it is for a good and honourable reason, and for the benefit of others.