I know the story ‘The Honest Woodcutter’ in Bengali.

There was a very poor woodcutter, who had only one axe made of iron. One day, while he was cutting wood right on the bank of a river, his axe fell in the water. He was crestfallen as that axe was the tool for his livelihood and started crying bitterly. Suddenly, a Goddess came out of the water and asked him the reason behind his sorrow. After hearing his answer, the Goddess showed him a golden and a silver axe respectively. When he denied the ownership of those two axes, the Goddess finally gave him his axe. She also gave him the other two axes as a reward for his honesty in the face of dire poverty.

In ‘Taro’s Reward’ too, the honest and hard work of Taro earns him the happiness that he deserves. Despite his financial conditions, he looked after his parents the best he could and always wanted to do more. This speaks of his character that has both compassion and a caring nature.