Kuri's father plants their yams in the usual way, except for one thing. He does not pray to the spirits. He says, "Behold, God is mighty," and he doesn't seem worried at all.

Kuri is afraid, because the Head Men warn that terrible things will happen. He wonders whether they are right.

After a while, the rains don't come and a snake bites him, and he wonders some more. Are the spirits punishing him and his family? Does he dare to be like Father? Does he dare to trust only in God?