> 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 Serviceand 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 shitload of
> firewood
