What Is The Story Of The Two Travellers And The Axe?

Two men were walking through the wood when one of them noticed a very fine wooden axe lying on the ground. Both men rushed to pick it up; the first one who did so said, "What a lovely axe I've found!" "Don't you mean we've found?" protested his companion. But the first finder refused to share his treasure, saying that the discovery and therefore the booty, was all his.

Later, they saw the owner of the axe angrily chasing them through the forest. "What shall we do?" said the first traveller. But this time his companion corrected his "we" to "I", saying, "You denied me a share in your prize; now I'm certainly not going to share in your danger." With that he took to his heels, leaving his companion to be caught.