Summary (9-12) Chapters

First of all it as time for planting but the rain would not fall. Many days after that it still did not rain and the plants planted by the villagers did not start growing. Then, the Hetz Mel which is a special ceremony which is done to every newborn baby for it to adapt easier to the Mayan life, was done to Chan Tata who is Tigre's younger brother. Chan Tata seemed to understand the ceremony very well because of his constant seriouseness. After that, Tigre got his very own gun which he wanted very much as a gift from his grandfather for all his hard work. The drought still continiued and the village could not get the rain to fall in order to harvest. The villagers started making holy ceremonies for the gods of the rain called the Chacs to arrive but the rain did not yet come.