Coldest winter?

It's already Winter & the Indians on a
a remote reservation in South Dakota
asked their new chief if this 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 & 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 Service & 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 &
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 & 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 & 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 firewood like crazy.'

Always remember this whenever you
get advice from a government official....