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> >>It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota
> >>asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.
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> >>>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.
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> >>>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.
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> >>>But, 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?'
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> >>>'It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,' the meteorologist
> >>>at the weather service responded.
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> >>>So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more
> >>>firewood in order to be prepared..
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> >>>A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Does it
> >>>still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?'
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> >>>'Yes,' the man at National Weather Service again replied, 'it's going to
> >>>be a very cold winter.'
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> >>>The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every
> >>>scrap of firewood they could find.
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> >>>Two weeks later, the chief called the National Weather Service again.
> >>>'Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?'
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> >>>'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.'
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> >>>'How can you be so sure?' the chief asked.
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> >>>The weatherman replied,'The Indians are collecting firewood like crazy.'
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> >>>Remember this whenever you get advice from a government official!