The pine trees complained, “It is not fair! We have no purpose living each day, for among all the trees, we get chopped the most! Even more than fir trees!” A woodsman overheard the trees and told them, “you should be thankful for your misfortune, since you have the most beautiful bark and are perfect for making pillars and posts, you prove yourself the most useful among the trees. Otherwise, you would not be chopped and put up for sale.”