The story revolves around a woodcutter named Hariya who lives a simple life, cutting and selling wood to make a living. One day, while cutting wood, his axe slips and falls into the river. The Water God appears and returns Hariya's axe, but also gives him two axes made of gold and silver as a gift for being honest. Hariya sells the gold and silver axes and saves the money for future use. However, a greedy person tries to deceive Hariya and take the axes for himself, but ultimately fails due to his own greed. The story concludes by emphasizing the importance of following the path of truth and honesty in life.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Ramdev guards a warehouse in the forest.
2. Ramdev has an axe with no edge.
3. Malik has faith in Ramdev to guard the warehouse.
4. A group of people plan to rob the warehouse on the next new moon night.
5. Ramdev is determined to protect the warehouse.
6. Ramdev is given a magic axe by Guruji.
7. The magic axe has special powers that will protect Ramdev.
8. Ramdev is replaced by Hariya, who is also tasked with guarding the warehouse.
9. Hariya is a woodcutter who lives alone.
10. Hariya earns ₹5 per day and struggles to make ends meet.
11. Hariya's axe slips into the river while he is trying to cut wood.
12. The water god helps Hariya recover his axe.
13. The water god rewards Hariya with two axes made of gold and silver.
14. Hariya sells the gold and silver axes and saves some money.
15. A greedy person tries to steal the axes from Hariya but fails.
16. Hariya continues to live a simple life, cutting wood and selling it in the market.