Read the excerpt from "The Drought" by Gary Soto.
But what continued were the wind that plucked the birds spineless
And the young who left with a few seeds in each pocket,
Their belts tightened on the fifth notch of hunger-
Under the sky that deafened from listening for rain.
Based on this description, what can be inferred about the situation in Ocampo?
that it remains exactly the same as before
that despite the hardships there is still some hope
O that the clouds have finally brought rain and relief
O that even animals can no longer live in the town