Two tall trees are growing in the woods. A
small tree begins to grow between them.
One tree says to the other, "Is that a
son of a beech or a son of a birch?"
The other says he cannot tell.
Just then a woodpecker lands in the
sapling. The tall tree says, "Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that
is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?"
The woodpecker takes a taste of the small
tree. He replies: "It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. That, my
friends, is the best piece of ash I have ever put my pecker in."