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Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. 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 cannot 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 best piece of ash I have ever put my pecker in.’
‘Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?’
The birch says he cannot 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 best piece of ash I have ever put my pecker in.’