WEATHER VANITY
The Native Americans asked their Chief in autumn, if the winter was going to be cold or not. Not really knowing an answer, the chief replies that the winter was going to be cold and that the members of the village were to collect wood to be prepared.Being a good leader, he then went to the next phone booth and called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is this winter to be cold?"
The man on the phone responded, "This winter was going to be quite cold indeed."
So the Chief went back to speed up his people to collect even more wood to be prepared. A week later he called the National Weather Service again, "Is it going to be a very cold winter?"
"Yes," the man replied, "it's going to be a very cold winter."
So the Chief goes back to his people and orders them to go and find every scrap of wood they can find. Two weeks later he calls the National Weather Service again: "Are you absolutely sure, that the winter is going to be very cold?"
"Absolutely," the man replies, "the Native Americans are collecting wood like crazy!"
厳冬予報
アメリカンインディアンが秋になり酋長にこの冬は寒くなるかどうか伺いを立てる。答えが分からなかった酋長は冬は寒くなるから村の者に木切れを集めて準備するようにと伝える。良き指導者である彼は、次に電話ボックスに行くと気象庁に電話をかける、「この冬は寒くなりますかね？」
電話の男はこう答える、「この冬は確かに結構寒くなりそうです。」
それで酋長は人々に木切れをもっと集めて寒い冬に備えるように伝える。一週間後、彼は気象庁にもう一度電話をかける、「この冬はとても寒い冬になりそうですか？」
「はい、」と男は答える、「この冬はとても寒くなりそうです。」
そして酋長は人々のところに行き、見つけられる限りのすべての木切れを見つけてくるように伝える。二週間後、彼はさらに気象庁に電話をかける、「本当に本当に、この冬はとても寒くなりそうなんですか？」
「間違いないよ、」と男は答える、「アメリカンインディアンたちが必死で木切れを集めてるからね！」
