An Australian travel writer touring Canada was checking out of the Vancouver Hilton and as he paid his bill said to the manager By the way what s with the Indian chief sitting in the lobby? He s been there ever since I arrived Oh that s Big Chief Forget-me Not said the manager The hotel is built on an Indian reservation and part of the agreement is to allow the chief free use of the premises for the rest of his life He is known as Big Chief Forget-me Not because of his phenomenal memory He is 92 and can remember the slightest details of his life The travel writer took this in and as he was waiting for his cab decided to put the chief s memory to the test G day mate said the Aussie receiving only a slight nod in return What did you have for brikfast on your 21st birthday? Eggs was the chief s instant reply without even looking up and indeed the Aussie was impressed He went off on his travel writing itinerary right across to the east coast and back telling others of Big Chief Forget-Me-Not s great memory (One local noted to him that How was a more appropriate greeting for an Indian chief than G day mate ) On his return to the Vancouver Hilton six months later he was surprised to see Big Chief Forget-me Not still sitting in the lobby fully occupied with whittling away on a stick How said the Aussie Scrambled said the Chief

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