[BITList] What is the weather gong to be like?

[John Feltham]

‘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 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, 'Our satellites have reported that the  
Aboriginals in the north are collecting firewood like crazy, and  
that's always a sure sign’!



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Bad typists of the word, untie.