Isan people know that drought is caused by weather changes. They also believe that it happens when a lot of people or those in governing positions do not adhere to moralistic codes. The deities are displeased with this, and therefore refuse to let the rain fall in the rainy season. So when things have gone wrong, it is necessary to ask for the deities’ mercy by holding a ceremony. A cat has a very important role in this ceremony, because of the fact that it dislikes water. When it rains, when a cat gets wet, it miaws. So the rain summoning tradition stemmed from this old belief that if a cat is to get wet (by being spashed with water), its cry is related to pleading for the clouds to break. In the rain-making ceremony Isan people make a pleading by reciting rain-making verses known as “tao mae nang maew” or “ hae nang maew”, literally meaning the parading of a female cat.