It was autumn, and the Red Indians on the remote reservation asked
their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was a Red 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
definitely 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 Red Indians are collecting wood like
crazy."
their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was a Red 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
definitely 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 Red Indians are collecting wood like
crazy."
