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 that he cannot tell. So a woodpecker lands on the small tree.

The big 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 or a son of a birch. That gentlemen is the best piece of ash I have ever had my pecker in!"