Why you must be Honest.
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. A poor wood-cutter was felling a tree on the bank of a river. By chance his axe fell into it and he began to weep. Mercury, a king god happened to pass that way. He asked him what the matter was. When he learnt the whole story, he took pity on the poor old man. He jumped into the river, and showed him a golden axe. “Is it yours?” he asked. “No, sir” replied the wood-cutter; “mine was not so beautiful.” He dived again and brought out a silver axe. “Is it yours?” he asked again. “No, sir,” replied the honest man. “Mine was not so bright. “He dived for the third time and brought out the iron axe which had been lost. “Oh! Yes, that is mine, “exclaimed the wood-cutter, as soon as he saw it. Mercury was greatly pleased with the wood-cutter. And he gave him the entire three axes as a reward for his honesty. Without honesty we would be termed characterless. Honesty is one of the building blocks of good c