Mercury & the Woodman

Aesop's Fables - 17. Mercury & the Woodman

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Mercury & the Woodman

Dramatic Cycles

• ((acceptOwnAxe,haveAxe,woodman),(acceptOwnAxe,choiceMade2,areadyAccepted,acceptExpensiveAxe,beRich,woodman))

If the woodman accepts his own axe, he gets, but it prevents him from getting the expensive axe and being rich.

• ((acceptExpensiveAxe,beRich),(acceptExpensiveAxe,digusted,beRich))

If the woodman accepts the expensive axe, he may be rich but he may also not be rich.