It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in North
> > 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?'
> > **
> > *
> > *'It 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 a "Alot" and i mean "Alot"
> > of
> > firewood'*
> > 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?'
> > **
> > *
> > *'It 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 a "Alot" and i mean "Alot"
> > of
> > firewood'*
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