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Tuesday, April 26, 2005

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** Why Do Men Lie **

a friend posted this story on the friendster bulletin post...
i wonder to what extent the moral of this story is true...haha =P

One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a
branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river.
When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked,
"Why are you crying?" The woodcutter replied that his axe has
fallen into water.

The Lord went down into the water and reappeared
with a golden axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.
The woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord again went down and came up with a silver
axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked. Again, the
woodcutter replied, "No."

The Lord went down again and came up with an iron
axe. "Is this your axe?" the Lord asked.
The woodcutter replied, "Yes."

The Lord was pleased with the man's honesty and
gave him all three axes to keep, and the
woodcutter went home happily.

One day while he was walking with his wife along the
riverbank, the woodcutter's wife fell into the river.
When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and
asked him, "Why are you crying?" "Oh Lord,
my wife has fallen into the water!"

The Lord went down into the water and came
up with Jennifer Lopez. "Is this your wife?" the Lord
asked. "Yes," cried the woodcutter.

The Lord was furious. "You cheat! That is an
untruth!"

The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, my Lord. It
is a misunderstanding. You see, if I said 'no'
to Jennifer Lopez, You will come up with
Catherine Zeta Jones. Then if I also say 'no' to her,
You will thirdly come up with my wife, and I will say 'yes,' and
then all three will be given to me. But Lord, I am a
poor man and I will not be able to take care of all
three wives, so that's why I said yes this time."

The moral of the story is whenever a man lies,
it is for an honourable and useful reason.

Here I Am @ 9:37 PM