Two tall trees, a Birch and a Beech, are growing in the woods.
A small tree begins to grow between them.
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 have the reputation of being a tree expert, can you tell us if that is a son of a Beech or a son of a Birch?”
The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree. He then replies, ” It is neither a son of a Beech nor a son of a Birch.
That, my friends, is the best piece of Ash I have ever put my pecker in.