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 and that the members
of the village should collect wood to be prepared. But also being a
practical leader, after several days he 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. A week later he called the
National Weather Service again. "Is it going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to
be a very cold winter." The Chief again went back to his people and
ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find. Two weeks
later he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely
sure that the winter is going to be very cold?" "Absolutely," the man
replied. "It's going to be one of the coldest Winters ever. "How can you
be so sure?" the Chief asked. The weatherman replied, "The Indians are
collecting wood like crazy."
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 and that the members
of the village should collect wood to be prepared. But also being a
practical leader, after several days he 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. A week later he called the
National Weather Service again. "Is it going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied, "it's going to
be a very cold winter." The Chief again went back to his people and
ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find. Two weeks
later he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely
sure that the winter is going to be very cold?" "Absolutely," the man
replied. "It's going to be one of the coldest Winters ever. "How can you
be so sure?" the Chief asked. The weatherman replied, "The Indians are
collecting wood like crazy."
