English Original
Indians asked their new chief whether the coming winter would be cold or mild. Since the young chief had never learned the ways of his ancestors, he told them to collect firewood and then went to call the National Weather Service.
"Will the winter be bad?" he asked.
"It looks that way," came the reply.
So the chief told his people to gather more firewood. A week later, he called again.
"Are you positive the winter will be very cold?"
"Absolutely."
The chief instructed his people to gather even more firewood and then called the Weather Service once more: "Are you sure?"
"I'm telling you, it's going to be the coldest winter on record."
"How do you know?"
"Because the Indians are gathering firewood like crazy!"
中文翻译
印第安人询问他们的新酋长，即将到来的冬天会是寒冷还是温暖。这位年轻的酋长从未学过祖先的那些本领，于是他吩咐大家去捡木柴，然后自己去给国家气象局打电话。
“今年冬天会很糟糕吗？”他问。
“看起来是的。”对方回答。
于是，酋长要求族人收集更多的木柴。一周后，他又打了电话。
“你确定冬天会非常冷吗？”
“毫无疑问。”
酋长随即指示族人捡更多的木柴，然后再次致电气象局：“你肯定吗？”
“我告诉你，这将是有记录以来最冷的冬天。”
“你怎么知道？”
“因为印第安人正发疯似地捡木柴！”