It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota
asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.
*Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old
secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the winter was
going to be like.
*Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was
indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect
firewood to be prepared.
*But, 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?<font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font> looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,' the meteorologist at
the weather service responded.
*So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more
firewood in order to be prepared.
*A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Does it still
look like it is 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 firewood they could find.
> >> *Two weeks later, the chief 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 looking more and more like it is
going to be one of the coldest winters we've ever seen.'
*'How can you be so sure?' the chief asked.
*
*The weatherman replied,* *'The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy.'
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asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.
*Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old
secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the winter was
going to be like.
*Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was
indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect
firewood to be prepared.
*But, 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?<font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font><font color="ff0000">•</font> looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,' the meteorologist at
the weather service responded.
*So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more
firewood in order to be prepared.
*A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Does it still
look like it is 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 firewood they could find.
> >> *Two weeks later, the chief 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 looking more and more like it is
going to be one of the coldest winters we've ever seen.'
*'How can you be so sure?' the chief asked.
*
*The weatherman replied,* *'The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy.'
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