It was October and the Indians on a remote reservation asked their new Chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.<br /><br /> 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 winter was going to be like.<br /><br /> 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.<br /><br /> But being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"<br /><br /> "It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold" the meterologist at the weather service responded.<br /><br /> 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?"<br /><br /> "Yes," the man at the weather service again replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter."<br /><br /> The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find.<br /><br /> Two weeks latger the Chief called the NWS again, "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very Cold?"<br /><br /> "Absolutely," the man replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters ever."<br /><br /> "How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.<br /><br /> The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecing firewood like crazy."
