THREE TREES AND A WOODPECKER

THREE TREES AND A WOODPECKER

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,

but 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 and 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 poked my pecker into."

Now wipe that smile off your face.