Kyobanim
10-17-2005, 05:30
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."
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."