Velu asked the old woman to stop smiling because without the rains, there was nothing to smile about. He was distressed about the drought and felt that the situation was too serious for smiling.

Velu said that it was hard not being able to work since this was the first season in five or six years that he had not sown or ploughed. He was a hard-working farmer who had never taken rest or holidays.

Velu was confused when the old lady said that the land needed rest because he had never thought about the land as something that could tire or need rest. He only thought about his own hard work and never considered that the earth also works and needs rest.

The old lady said that it was good for the land when it didn't rain as the land was left alone and undisturbed, resting peacefully. When the rains would come, the land would spring back into activity, fresh and ready for crops.

Velu ran home laughing and happy because the rains had finally arrived. He felt a cool breeze on his back, saw clouds gathering in the distance, and felt tiny drops of rain on his shoulder, ending the long drought.