River Angel and the Lumberjack

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A lumberjack was chopping down a tree on the 1 of a river when his ax, 2 the trunk, flew out of his hands and into the water. As he stood by the water's 3 with a sad look on his face, an angel appeared and asked him the reason for his sadness. The man replied that he had lost his ax so now it would be difficult for him to 4.
When the angel heard what had happened, she had 5 on the man because of his bad 6. The river angel dove into the river and brought up an ax made of gold and asked him if that was his ax. The lumberjack replied that it was not. The angel then 7 a second time and 8 an ax made of silver and asked the man if that was his ax. "No, that is not mine either," said the man.
Again, the river angel dove into the water and this time she brought up the real missing ax. The lumberjack was 9 at 10 his 11 and thanked the angel 12.
The angel was so 13 with the lumberjack's 14 that she 15 the other two axes to him as a 16 for his honesty.
Later, the lumberjack told his story to a friend of his. His friend decided to 17 his own luck so he went to the same river and 18 to let his ax slip from his hands into the water. The river angel appeared as before and asked the man what happened. The man told the angel that he needed his ax in order to 19 his family. So the angel dove into the water and brought up a golden ax just as she had done on the 20. Without waiting to be asked whether or not it was his, the man cried out, "That's mine."
The angel was so 21 at the man's 22 that she immediately 23 a stone statue.

So you see, honesty is the best 24.