biffon
04-27-2006, 06:53 AM
It was April and the Aboriginals in a remote part of northern Australia
asked their new elder if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was an elder in a modern community 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 tribe should
collect firewood to be prepared. But being a practical leader, after several
days he had an idea. He walked out to the telephone booth on the highway,
called the Bureau of
Meteorology and asked, "Is the coming winter in this area going to be cold?"
The meteorologist responded, "It looks looks like this winter is going to
be quite cold." So the elder went back to his people and told them to
collect even more wood in order to be prepared.
A week later he called the Bureau of Meteorology again. "Does it still
look like it is going to be a very cold winter?" The meteorologist again
replied, "Yes, it's going to be a very cold winter." The elder again went
back to his community and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood
they could find.
Two weeks later the elder called the Bureau again. "Are you absolutely sure
that the winter is going to be very cold?" he asked. "Absolutely," the man
replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the
coldest winters ever." "How can you be so sure?" the elder asked. The
weatherman replied, "There are reports that the Aboriginals are collecting
firewood like crazy, and that is always a SURE SIGN."
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asked their new elder if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild.
Since he was an elder in a modern community 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 tribe should
collect firewood to be prepared. But being a practical leader, after several
days he had an idea. He walked out to the telephone booth on the highway,
called the Bureau of
Meteorology and asked, "Is the coming winter in this area going to be cold?"
The meteorologist responded, "It looks looks like this winter is going to
be quite cold." So the elder went back to his people and told them to
collect even more wood in order to be prepared.
A week later he called the Bureau of Meteorology again. "Does it still
look like it is going to be a very cold winter?" The meteorologist again
replied, "Yes, it's going to be a very cold winter." The elder again went
back to his community and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood
they could find.
Two weeks later the elder called the Bureau again. "Are you absolutely sure
that the winter is going to be very cold?" he asked. "Absolutely," the man
replied. "It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the
coldest winters ever." "How can you be so sure?" the elder asked. The
weatherman replied, "There are reports that the Aboriginals are collecting
firewood like crazy, and that is always a SURE SIGN."
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