How to tell a mythological story in English?

Add Feet\x0d\ One day three men got a bottle of wine. But the wine was not enough for them three and each of them wanted to drink the wine alone. Then they all agreed that they each would draw a snake on the ground and the one who first finished drawing would be given the wine. But the wine was not enough for them three and each of them wanted to drink the wine alone. Then they all agreed that they each would draw a snake on the ground and the one who first finished drawing would be given the wine. So they began to draw on the ground with sticks.\x0d\ It was not long before one of the three finished drawing his snake. He found the other two were still busy with their drawings. "How slow you are He found the other two were still busy with their drawings. "said he, "I can even add feet to my snake before you finish yours."\x0d\ He put down the bottle and began to add feet to his snake. But before he finished, another man took hold of the bottle and began to add feet to his snake. But before he finished, another man took hold of the bottle and said, "I've finished. Snakes have no feet, so yours is not a snake."\x0d\\ He drank up the wine. \x0d\\x0d\ Once upon a time, three men were given a jug of wine, but there wasn't enough wine for all three, and each of them wanted to have it all to themselves. They decided to draw snakes on the ground and the one who drew it first would drink the jug of wine. So they began to draw it on the ground with sticks. \x0d\ In a little while, one of them drew it first, and when he realized that the other two hadn't finished, he said, "You're so slow! I can still add feet to the snake before you finish drawing!" So he put down his jug and began to add feet to the snake. But before the feet were finished, the other man took up the wine jug and said, "I have already drawn the snake; how can you add feet to it when it has no feet in the first place?" With that, he drank the wine in one gulp. \x0d\\\x0d\ The Trees and the Ax\x0d\ Once upon a time, a man came into a forest. He said to the trees, "Will you give me a piece of hard wood.? He said to the trees, "Will you give me a piece of hard wood." The tree said, "Yes, we'll give you a good piece of hard wood." He was very glad to get a good piece of wood. Then he went to the forest again and began to cut down all the best trees in the forest. The trees were very sad. They said to one another, "We suffer for our own foolishness."\x0d\\x0d\ The Tree and the Axe\x0d\ Once upon a time a man entered the forest. He said to the tree, "Will you give me a piece of hard wood?" The tree said, "Yes, I will give you a piece of hard wood of good value." He was very happy to get a good piece of wood. He hurriedly took it to his home and immediately made a new axe. Then he went to the forest to cut down the best trees. The trees felt very sad and they said to each other, "We have brought this upon ourselves."