Doctor_Hal said: This is a Harvest Moon reference. You throw something into the goddess fountain and get a silver axe.
If I recall correctly.
Actually it is a reference to an old story about a hard worker who had lost his axe in the fountain and it made him depressed because it was the only axe he had and needed it for his work. And then the goddess of the water appeared and asked if the golden axe he held was his and he said no. She then went down and came offering the silver axe and again he said no. So she went down and got his old crappy axe and asked him if that was his and he said yes. The goddess is so impressed with his honesty that she gives him all three axes.