The coming of rain brings great joy and many changes to the Bushmen community. They sing the new Rain Song, and the desert bursts into life, teeming with flowers, honeybees, birds, and other desert creatures. One of the young Bushmen, struck with spring fever, declares his love for an unmarried beauty by shooting a tiny “cupid’s bow” to secure her heart. The program concludes with the tragically prophetic warning of the demise of the Bushmen society and way of life. (31 minutes, b&w)

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