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, God appeared and asked, "Why are you crying?"

The woodcutter replied that his axe has fallen into the water, and he

needed the axe to make his living.

God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.

Is this your axe?" God asked. The woodcutter replied, "No."

God again went down and came up with a silver axe. "Is this your

axe?" God asked. Again, the woodcutter replied, "No."

God went down again and came up with an iron axe. "Is this your

axe?" God asked. The woodcutter replied, "Yes."

God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all three

axes to keep, and the woodcutter went home happy.

Some time later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the

riverbank, and his wife fell into the river. When he cried out, God again appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?" "God , my

wife has fallen into the water!"

God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez. Is

this your wife?" God asked. Yes," cried the woodcutter.

God was furious. "You lied! That is not true!"

The woodcutter replied, "Forgive me, God . It is a

misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, You

would have come up with Aiswarya Rai. Then if I also said 'no' to her,

You would have come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you would

have given all three to me.

God, I am a poor man, and would not be able to take care of all three

wives, so THAT'S why I said yes to Jennifer Lopez."