In the forest
Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the forest. A small
tree
begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, "Is that a
son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The birch says he can't tell. Just
then a woodpecker lands on the sapling. The birch 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. It is, however,
the bes t piece of ash I have ever put my pecker in."