A strong woodcutter asked for a job with a timber merchant and he was offered one. The pay was good and so were the work conditions. For that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees.
"Congratulations!" the boss told him. "Keep up with the good work!"
Motivated by the encouragement given by his boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day but he could bring in only 15 trees.
The third day he worked even harder and yet he could bring in only 10 trees.
Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. "I must be losing my strength," the woodcutter thought."
He went to his boss and apologised, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" the boss asked.
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