A woodman was working on the bank of a deep river. The woodman's axe slipped from his hand and dropped into the water. Mercury heard the poor man's cries and decided to help him. Mercury brought the woodman's axe. Mercury was pleased with the man's honesty and made him a present of the other two axes. One of the woodman's friends decided to try his luck. Mercury didn't help the woodman's friend because he was not honest.
