It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote 
reservation asked their new Chief if the winter 
was going to be cold or mild.  Since he was an 
Indian 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 weather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be 
on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that 
the winter was indeed going to be cold and that 
the members of the village should collect 
firewood to be prepared. 

Also, 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 indeed," the meteorologist at the weather 
service responded.  So the Chief went back to 
his people and told them to collect even more 
wood in order 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 at National Weather Service again 
replied, "it's definitely going to be a very cold 
winter." The Chief again went back to his people 
and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood 
they could find. 

Two weeks later, he 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 going to be 
one of the coldest winters ever." 

"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked. 

The weatherman replied, 
"The Indians are collecting wood like crazy." 

The music playing is:
"Turkey In The Straw!"

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