The June rain was like the rapid beat of drums, urging on the busy work among the fields. The corn had grown a foot tall, the green beans were stretching out their tender branches, and the pumpkins were sprouting new shoots, slowly spreading across the ground. The ample rainfall nourished the crops' root systems, and the warm sunshine gave the plants the energy to grow. Thus, when the scorching sun first appeared in the sky after the rains of July, the earth was already a scene of flourishing life.