the dry fields

The dry padi fields

The hot weather rising

The irrigation canals dry up

The farmers watching helplessly

Nature has her methods

Caning the naughty child

Until the child learns his mistakes

Nature's wrath will come again

Praying will not help

The course of punishment to flow

This is the little hardship

The people must learn

We have to take care

The tenancy of our stay

We don't own it

We are tested on our ability