Two old trees
Jul 24, 2013 08:02:59 #
Two old trees are standing in the forest. The thing about trees is you either like your neighbor or you dont. If you dont like your neighbor youre in for a miserable existence because its not like you can get up and move to somewhere else. As it happens though these two trees were fast friends and had grown up together and were over 100 years old. However, even the best of friends have their disagreements.
Such was the case with these two trees because one day they noticed there was a young sapling growing up between them and they started arguing over which of them was the father.
Mr. Beech said it must be a son of a beech and Mr. Birch said it must be a son of a birch! Neither could tell which though because they were both so tall they couldnt see all the way down to where the young tree was growing.
They argued daily over this until one day a woodpecker came and landed on a branch of Mr. Beech.
Excuse me, Mr. Woodpecker, said Mr. Beech. My good friend Mr. Birch and I have been arguing for the longest time as to which of us may be the father of that young sapling between us. I say it must be a son of a beech while my esteemed colleague says it can only be a son of a birch. Could you please fly down and take a look so we can settle our argument?
The woodpecker said he would be happy to help them out and flew down to the young sapling below.
We all know that trees are very patient beings but the woodpecker was gone for a couple of hours and even a tree knew that something like this shouldnt take a very long time.
It was getting late when the woodpecker finally flew back up to tell them what he had found out.
So Mr. Woodpecker, asked Mr. Birch, which of us is the young tree a descendent of?
Mr. Woodpecker sighed and said, Im sorry, but you are both wrong. It is neither a son of a birch nor a son of a beech.
Both of the old trees were astonished. Then what could it be? they asked.
That, my friends, said Mr. Woodpecker, is the finest piece of ash Ive ever had my pecker in.
Such was the case with these two trees because one day they noticed there was a young sapling growing up between them and they started arguing over which of them was the father.
Mr. Beech said it must be a son of a beech and Mr. Birch said it must be a son of a birch! Neither could tell which though because they were both so tall they couldnt see all the way down to where the young tree was growing.
They argued daily over this until one day a woodpecker came and landed on a branch of Mr. Beech.
Excuse me, Mr. Woodpecker, said Mr. Beech. My good friend Mr. Birch and I have been arguing for the longest time as to which of us may be the father of that young sapling between us. I say it must be a son of a beech while my esteemed colleague says it can only be a son of a birch. Could you please fly down and take a look so we can settle our argument?
The woodpecker said he would be happy to help them out and flew down to the young sapling below.
We all know that trees are very patient beings but the woodpecker was gone for a couple of hours and even a tree knew that something like this shouldnt take a very long time.
It was getting late when the woodpecker finally flew back up to tell them what he had found out.
So Mr. Woodpecker, asked Mr. Birch, which of us is the young tree a descendent of?
Mr. Woodpecker sighed and said, Im sorry, but you are both wrong. It is neither a son of a birch nor a son of a beech.
Both of the old trees were astonished. Then what could it be? they asked.
That, my friends, said Mr. Woodpecker, is the finest piece of ash Ive ever had my pecker in.
Jul 24, 2013 17:47:56 #
Jul 26, 2013 10:46:40 #
swimbob wrote:
Two old trees are standing in the forest. The thin... (show quote)
There went the coffee on the screen! Thanks for the laugh!
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