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The Wood-Cutter
Ashok Kumar Satpathy
Science Teacher,Zilla School,Bhadrak
Once upon a time there was a
very strong wood-cutter. He asked for a
job from a timber merchant and he got
it. The pay was very good and so were
the work conditions and for that reason
the wood-cutter was determined to do
his very best. His boss gave him an
axe and showed him the area in the
forest where he was to work.
The first day the wood-cutter cut down
18 trees. His boss was extremely
impressed and said, “Well done. Keep
it up. You are our best wood-cutter
yet.”
Motivated by his boss’s words, the
wood-cutter tried even harder the next
day, but he only cut down 15 trees.
The third day he tried even harder but
only cut down 10 trees.
Day after day the woodcutter cut down
fewer and fewer trees. His boss came
to him and told him that if he did not
chop down more trees each day he
would lose his job. The wood-cutter
needed the job, so he tried harder and
harder. He worked during his lunch
breaks and tea breaks, but still he
could not cut down enough trees. “I
must be losing my strength” the wood-
cutter thought to himself. He worked
over-time, but still it was not enough.
Eventually his boss came to him took
one look at the axe and asked,
“When was the last time you sharpened
your axe?”
“Sharpen my axe?” the wood-cutter
replied.
“I have never sharpened my axe. I have
been too busy trying to cut down enough
trees.”
Moral of the story:
Don’t get so busy that you don’t take time to sharpen your axe.
We teachers are like the wood-cutter .
Today our students are exposed to multiple sources of
information.
We have to sharpen our knowledge from time to time to
give them proper direction.

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The wood cutter

  • 1. The Wood-Cutter Ashok Kumar Satpathy Science Teacher,Zilla School,Bhadrak
  • 2. Once upon a time there was a very strong wood-cutter. He asked for a job from a timber merchant and he got it. The pay was very good and so were the work conditions and for that reason the wood-cutter was determined to do his very best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area in the forest where he was to work.
  • 3. The first day the wood-cutter cut down 18 trees. His boss was extremely impressed and said, “Well done. Keep it up. You are our best wood-cutter yet.” Motivated by his boss’s words, the wood-cutter tried even harder the next day, but he only cut down 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder but only cut down 10 trees.
  • 4. Day after day the woodcutter cut down fewer and fewer trees. His boss came to him and told him that if he did not chop down more trees each day he would lose his job. The wood-cutter needed the job, so he tried harder and harder. He worked during his lunch breaks and tea breaks, but still he could not cut down enough trees. “I must be losing my strength” the wood- cutter thought to himself. He worked over-time, but still it was not enough.
  • 5. Eventually his boss came to him took one look at the axe and asked, “When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” “Sharpen my axe?” the wood-cutter replied. “I have never sharpened my axe. I have been too busy trying to cut down enough trees.”
  • 6. Moral of the story: Don’t get so busy that you don’t take time to sharpen your axe.
  • 7. We teachers are like the wood-cutter . Today our students are exposed to multiple sources of information. We have to sharpen our knowledge from time to time to give them proper direction.