Long Range Weather Forecast

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The Indians asked their Chief in autumn, if the winter was

going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the

chief replies that the winter was going to be cold and that

the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.

 

Being a good leader, he then went to the next phone booth

and called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is this

winter to be cold?"

 

The man on the phone responded, "This winter was going to be

quite cold indeed."

 

So the Chief went back to speed up his people to collect

even more wood 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 replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter."

 

So the Chief goes back to his people and orders them to go

and find every scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later

he calls the National Weather Service again: "Are you

absolutely sure, that the winter is going to be very cold?"

 

Absolutely" the man replies, "the Indians are collecting

wood like crazy!"