Episode 2: Uncle Samroeng’s Request

🌧️ It started with the rain. A neighboring village called “Ban Din Takkrahaeng” had suffered months of drought— not a single drop of rain. Strangely, at “Cat Shrine Village,” gentle showers kept falling: not heavy, not flooding—just enough for moist soil, green leaves, and thriving rice. So the people of the parched village gathered, walking with incense and candles to the Cat Shrine, sending a representative… 👨‍🌾 Uncle Samroeng — an old man who has led the “Nang Maeow” rain procession 47 times (but this time, there’s no cat to parade!). 🕯️ Uncle Samroeng said: “May we have a cat to parade the rain ritual for our village, please? Any cat will do—even ‘Calm’—if she’s ready to be ‘playfully’ patted!” But the Cat Shrine remained silent…