Two old trees lived side by side in the forest. One was a Birch tree and the other was a Beech. These guys had lived together for many years and had many discussions and arguments. One spring they looked down on the forest floor and noticed a young sapling growing down there by their feet. They argued for weeks about whether it was a son of a birch or a son of a beech. Finally, one day, a woodpecker landed on the birch tree's branch and they talked him into flying down and checking out the little sapling. The woodpecker was gone most of the day and when he finally came back he was exhausted and pretty used up. When the old trees asked him what had happened to him he replied "Well I'll tell you what, it' not a son of a beech and it's not a son of a birch but it's the best piece of ash I've ever sunk my pecker in.
