Asisvividlyshowninthepicture,amanischoppingdownthetrees,withsleevesrollingupandacigaretteinhismouth.Suddenlyawoodpecker,flutteringitswings,fliesonthemarl’sshoulder,peckingandthinkingangrily:“Theremustbewormsinthispieceofwood…”
Whydoesthewoodpeckerpecktheman?Becausetherearewormsinhishead,andthewormsarecalled“greed”or“selfishness”.Humanbeingshavebeencuttingdownthetreesintheforestsbecausetheyneedwoodandmorefarmland.Theareasofforestsaregettingsmallerandsmaller.Iftheforestsdisappear,duststormswilloccurfrequently.Humanbeingswillbepunishedfortheirforest-destroyingactivitiessoonerorlater.
Wemustfacethesituationandtakeactionstosolveourenvironmentalproblems.Forinstance,newlawsmustbepassedtoplacestrictcontroloverdeforestationandthepublicmustrealizetheimportanceofprotectingtheforests.