>> Sent to me by an Iraqi friend:
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo Project, it took the astronauts to a Navajo reservation in Arizona for training. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew walking among the rocks. The elder, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question. His son translated for the NASA people: "What are these guys in the big suits doing? One of the astronauts said that they were practicing for a trip to the moon.
When his son relayed this comment, the Navajo elder got interested and asked if it would be possible to give the astronauts a message to deliver to the moon. Recognizing a promotional opportunity when he saw one, a NASA official accompanying the astronauts said, "Why certainly!" and told an underling to go get a tape recorder to record the message. The Navajo elder's comments into the microphone were brief. The NASA official asked the son if he would translate what his father had said. The son laughed uproariously, but he refused to translate. So the NASA people took the tape to a nearby Navajo village and played it for other members of the tribe. They too laughed long and loudly, but refused to translate the elder's message to the moon. Eventually an official government translator was brought in to help.After he finally stopped laughing, the translator relayed the message:
"WATCH OUT FOR THESE a*******. THEY HAVE COME TO STEAL YOUR LAND."
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Navajo wisdom new
Navajo wisdom new