The poem describes a poor Indian village struggling to find water, with the villagers having dry skin and desperately wanting water's cool sensation. When the village's pipe breaks, the villagers gather buckets in desperation and relief, as water is seen as a blessing and miracle that God has given them, though it does not occur often. The group plans to present the poem with actors miming villagers' thirst and happiness upon receiving water after the cardboard pipe breaks, as a narrator reads the poem.
