One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch off a tree <br />above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, <br />the Lord appeared and asked, "Why are you crying?" The <br />woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into the water, <br />and he needed the axe to make his living. <br /><br />The Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a <br />golden axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. <br /><br />The woodcutter replied, "No." <br /><br />The Lord again went down and came up with a silver axe. <br />"Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. <br /><br />Again, the woodcutter replied, "No." <br /><br />The Lord went down again and came up with an iron axe. <br /><br />"Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. <br /><br />The woodcutter replied, "Yes." <br /><br />The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and gave <br />him all three axes to keep, and the woodcutter went <br />home happy. <br /><br />Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife <br />along the riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When <br />he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, <br />"Why are you crying?" <br /><br />"Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the water!" <br /><br />The Lord went down into the water and came up with <br />Jennifer Lopez. <br /><br />"Is this your wife?" the Lord asked. <br /><br />"Yes," cried the woodcutter. <br /><br />The Lord was furious. "You lied! That is an untruth!" <br /><br />The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It is a <br />misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer <br />Lopez, You would have come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones. <br />Then if I also said 'no' to her, you would have come up with <br />my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given me all <br />three. Lord, I am a poor man, and am not able to take care <br />of all three wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez." <br /><br />The moral of this story is: Whenever a man lies, it is for a <br />good and honorable reason, and for the benefit of others. <br /><br /> * * * * * That's our story, and we're sticking to it! <br /><br />Taz<br /> 
