Gold Ax and Silver Ax by Hyunsung Cho

AE2 Section B
Hyunsung cho

Gold Ax and silver Ax

This is a story that is told in Korea.
Once upon a time there lived a good woodcutter. Although he was very poor, he was a man who cared for his parents with all of his heart. He used to go to the forest to cut down trees. One day, he decided to cut down tree that was near a pond. While he was cutting down the tree, his old ax fell into the pond by mistake. He was crying because his old ax was all of his means of living. Just then, suddenly the god of the mountains appeared from the pond, and he asked him, “what is your ax, a gold ax or a silver ax?” Then, he said this is not mine, my ax is an old metal ax. Thereupon, the god of mountains was moved to admiration by his honesty,
and then, the god gave him all three axes. The woodcutter and his parents lived happily ever after.

Here is another version of this storyhere