The Honest Woodcutter
Characters
KIDS
Story
Rich merchant
Water spirit
The Honest Woodcutter
The story is about a woodcutter who dropped his wooden axe in a pond. A water spirit came out. The spirit first came out with a silver axe and asked him if it was his and he said no. The spirit went down the pond and came out again with an axe but it was gold. The spirit asked the woodcutter if the gold axe was his and he said no. The spirit then gets his wooden axe and the woodcutter said that the wooden axe is his. The spirit liked his honesty and gave him the silver and gold axe. A merchant heard about the woodcutter’s tale so he went to the pond and dropped his wooden axe. When the spirit came out and with the silver axe, the merchant immediately said it was his. The spirit told him it wasn’t and disappeared leaving the merchant’s axe at the bottom of the pond.
Visual elements
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The original had bright colors such as yellow, orange, green and gold.
The visuals aren't dull and dark. It is designed to make it appealing to the eyes of the readers especially the kids,
REVISED
Story
The story of the revised or adult version is similar to the original one. The difference is the water spirit is a demon who appears to people with an angelic look. The demon takes away those who aren't honest. The honest woodcutter survived the demon by being honest about his original axe. But the merchant who lied about which axe was his, he was killed and taken away by the demon.
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Characters
The Honest Woodcutter
Rich Merchant
Demonic water spirit
Visual Elements
The visuals will have a dark tone to it. Using colors such as Brown, Dark green, Red, and violet. Black and grey will also be used.