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THE HAMMER

Once upon a time, there lived a carpenter that lived in a small house with her wife. They are very poor. Although they’re poor, they lived happily with their condition. The carpenter wasn’t good in his job. He always wrong in making a house. The proportion always bad that makes every customer didn’t satisfied with his job.

One day, the carpenter walked in a forest. Then he saw a pure pond there so he ran fast and he fell. The hammer was stunk in the pond. The carpenter felt sad because it was the only hammer that he had. Then, something appeared from the pond. It was the fairy from the pond. The fairy asked to the carpenter that which hammer that was his own. First, the fairy showed a golden hammer. The carpenter said no, because he didn’t have a gold one. Then, the fairy showed a silver hammer. The carpenter said no too. Finally it showed a rusty hammer. The carpenter said that that hammer is belongs to him. The fairy was glad and happy with his honest. The carpenter wasn’t greed. So the fairy gave the golden hammer to the carpenter. It said that the golden hammer had a special power and not an ordinary hammer. Then the carpenter took the hammer. But before the carpenter left the pond, the fairy said one thing. The hammer wasn’t only to make him success, but it can make his works failed if he used for his own will and became greed.

Then it was true. Every house that he built is successful and made the customers happy and enjoyed their house. Not only houses, but also sculpture, statue and the other things was great. The carpenter was very happy with all he had got. Now he became success and rich. Not only that, he was guiled with the hammer and make him became greed. Then, his wife became sick. He took his wife to doctor and the doctor said that it was a seriously sick. The doctor advised the carpenter to take his wife for treatment. It was very expensive but the carpenter wasted his money for drink and the other fun things. So the carpenter became sad. Then he saw a poster. It said that there will be held a build house contest for all carpenters. It’s prize interest the carpenter. If he won, he can take her wife for treatment. There is nothing to worry about. He had the golden hammer that make him optimist with his victory.

So there held a build-house contest. The carpenter had prepared well and optimist with his victory. But someone had sneaked in and stole his hammer. He became sad and confused. He became afraid because he had lost his hope. But he knew that his wife needs the money from the prize, so he had encouraged and enter the contest. In the contest he saw a man that used a golden hammer. He knew that it was his hammer and that man stole it from him. He only gave his hope to his rusty hammer. Then the contest started. Each carpenter had failed to satisfy the customer and they were eliminated until there were only two carpenter. One was the carpenter that used the rusty hammer and the other one used the golden hammer. The man that used a golden hammer became greed and confident for his self. Then he made a house. It was very beautiful and elegant house. Then the customer was very happy. But suddenly the house was cracked and crushed. The carpenter that used a rusty hammer used this chance to build a house. He didn’t give up. Then his house was finished. The customer had a look for his house. It was a bad house, but comfortable so he won the contest.

The man that used the golden hammer was very angry of his hammer. Then he threw away the golden hammer into the forest and it disappeared. The carpenter lived happily with his wife.