Long ago, in a sprawling forest filled with towering trees, a man wandered in with a humble request. Carrying only an iron axe head, he approached the trees and asked for their assistance. He explained that he needed a sturdy piece of wood to craft a handle for his axe.
The man’s tone was gentle, and his
demeanor seemed sincere as he assured the trees that his intentions were
harmless. He claimed that he merely needed the axe to remove a single tree
obstructing his path through the forest.
The trees, wary at first, hesitated.
They whispered among themselves, unsure if they should grant the man’s request.
After some deliberation, they decided that one small sacrifice would not harm
the forest as a whole. To help the man, they offered him a young ash sapling,
hoping it would suffice for his needs.
With gratitude, the man took the
sapling and fashioned it into a handle. But once his axe was complete, his true
intentions became clear. Instead of limiting himself to the one tree he had
promised to cut, he began to swing his axe relentlessly. Tree after tree fell
to the ground as the man carved through the forest, leaving devastation in his
wake.
The trees watched in horror as they
realized the enormity of their mistake. By trusting the man and granting him
the sapling, they had unknowingly armed their own destroyer. The once-vibrant
forest grew silent as tree after tree fell, and the survivors mourned their
lost companions. They regretted their decision bitterly, but it was too late to
undo the damage.
In their sorrow, the remaining trees learned a harsh lesson about misplaced trust. Sometimes, the smallest acts of generosity can lead to the gravest consequences when placed in the wrong hands.
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