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
sappling. 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.