November 22, 2009
Coming Winter
I am sure that lots of bloggers are defrosting turkeys, worrying about air flights, or busy with all the other preparations for Thanksgiving. My friend Dianne sent this to me and I decided to post it since everyone needs a good story for the dinner table on Thursday.
It’s late fall, and the Indians on a remote reservation 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 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,’ 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 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 and 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 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 firewood like crazy.’
Remember this whenever you get advice from a government official!
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That’s a good one! And I think I can remember it! Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
November 23, 2009 @ 12:02 amDespite being the Good Indian, not the Red Indian and the original version, I cannot help falling off my chair laughing!
November 23, 2009 @ 7:42 amJohn,
Thanks! I do feel this sums up the Government answers at this point in time. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Ramana,
November 23, 2009 @ 8:45 amYou are indeed and shall always be the “Good Indian” in my heart and mind. So if you are belly-laughing, it tells me that federal agencies tend to be the same all over the world?
Good story Maria…I hope you and Bob have a most beautiful Thanksgiving sweetie. Blessings to you and your wonderful family. Love, Joy
November 23, 2009 @ 10:54 amHeap big laugh on this one Maria and I’m only 1/32nd Indian!
November 23, 2009 @ 11:27 amJoy,
My best wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving. Ours will be a quiet one since it will just be Bob and me this time.
Mary,
November 23, 2009 @ 7:54 pmIt was so wonderful talking with you today. Have a great Thanksgiving. I believe I am 1/16th Indian. . . must be a Midwest thing!