Indian winter prediction

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INDIAN WINTER PREDICTION

> It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reserve in Alberta 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 Environment Canada 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 Environment Canada again. 'Does it still look like it is
> going to be a very cold winter?'
>
> 'Yes,' the man at Environment Canada 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 Environment Canada 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 buttload of firewood'

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