A story by Sandro Tabatadze

There was an old oak in the forest. A woodpecker came to him every day and freed him from worms. One day, when he flew to the oak and started pecking, the oak got upset and told him not to come again and not to disturb him. The heartbroken woodpecker flew away and did not fly back for a long time.

           The woodpecker and the oak

Soon the oak branches began to wither. The oak was weakened. The birds, which had nests on its branches, noticed this. They flew to the woodpecker and asked him to help the oak.