Once upon a time, there lived a woodcutter with his wife in a village.
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One day, his wife asked him to cut some thick trees in order to get more wood.
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The woodcutter headed for a forest to cut down some thick trees.
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No sooner had he picked up his axe to cut a tree than he heard a voice.
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Soon a fairy appeared and said to him, “If you don’t cut this tree, I will grant your three wishes.” The woodcutter agreed.
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The woodcutter ran back to his house with excitement.
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He began to shout, “My dear wife, I will soon get a big treasure. A fairy told me to grant my three wishes.”
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His wife said, “Don’t act in haste. Let’s wait until morning before we make a single wish.” “But now I am feeling very hungry. Let’s have our supper,” said the woodcutter.
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“Supper will be ready in one hour,” said his wife. “But I wish I had some puddings right now,” said the woodcutter. Soon some puddings appeared on the table.
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His wife said angrily, “You fool! You wasted one wish.” The woodcutter was upset over her humiliating remarks. He said, “I wish these puddings stuck on your nose.”
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Soon the puddings stuck on her nose.
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His wife said, “You fool! Look what you have done. Do something.”
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The woodcutter tried his level best to remove the puddings, but to no avail.
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The woodcutter said, “There is only one thing to do. I wish the puddings were back on the plate.”
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The puddings landed back on the plate.
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The woodcutter and his wife were very upset to lose all the three wishes in vain.