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The Indians o ​f the  ​Onondaga Nation near Syracuse New York  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  ​the tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the  ​Onondaga Nation should collect firewood to be  prepared.    But, being a practical leader, after several days, he got  an idea. He 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 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 ​  o​ f 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 a shitload of firewood !'