niagarekoja Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold. He told them that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared. Being a practical leader, after several days, the chief got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service, and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?" "It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold, indeed," the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So, the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood, in order to be prepared. One week later, the chief called the National Weather Service again "Is it going to be a very cold winter?", he asked. The man at the National Weather Service replied, "Yes. It's going to be a very cold winter." Again, the chief went back to his people. This time, he told them to make sure and collect every scrap of wood they could find. Two weeks later, he went back to the phone booth, and called the National Weather Service, just to be sure. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?", he asked. "Absolutely!", the man replied. "It looks like it's going to be one of the coldest winters ever!" "How can you be so sure?", the chief asked. The weatherman replied, "Because the Indians are collecting firewood like crazy." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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