A woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree that extended over a river when he dropped his ax into the water. He cried out and the Lord appeared. "Why did you yell?" The woodcutter replied, "Lord, my ax fell into the water and I need it to make my living." The Lord disappeared into the water, and then reappeared with a golden ax. "Is this your ax?" the Lord asked. The woodcutter replied, "No." The Lord disappeared into the water again and this time came up with a silver ax. "Is this your ax?" asked the Lord. Again the woodcutter replied, "No." The Lord disappeared into the water a third time and came up with a plain iron ax. "Is this your ax?" asked the Lord. The woodcutter replied, "Yes." The Lord was pleased. "Since you are an honest man, I will give you all three axes." The woodcutter went home happy. Months later the woodcutter was walking with his wife along the same riverbank when his wife slipped into the water. He cried out and the Lord appeared again. "Why did you yell this time?" "Oh, Lord! My wife has fallen into the water!" The Lord disappeared into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez. "Is this your wife?" the Lord asked. "Yes," cried the woodcutter. The Lord was furious. "You lie! She is not your wife!" The woodcutter replied, "Oh, forgive me, Lord. I just figured that if I had said 'no' to Jennifer Lopez, you'd have come up with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Then if I had also said 'no' to her, you'd have come up with my wife. Had I then said 'yes,' you'd have given me all three. Lord, I am but a poor man, unable to care for three wives. And that's why I said 'yes' to Jennifer Lopez!"