Sounding like rain knuckling the windows
The narrator compares the mysteries of the underground waters to the rain-knuckling windows. The narrator says, “It was akin to sound like rain knuckling the windows.” The narrator closely follows her father's example and wants to know the entire secret water sources; the experience is intriguing and stunning. Consequently, the narrator wants to have this mysterious power and take over the gift when her father dies.
Shaped like a cat’s head
Water is life, and that is the philosophy of the narrator's father. The narrator's father is hard-working, and he tirelessly looks for new water sources. His latest discovery is compared to a cat’s head. The narrator says, "My father stopped outside the mouth of a cave shaped like a cat's head and then passed through it without a word." The water sources come in different shapes. The narrator recounts her experience of how difficult it was to get into the cave to see the underground waters.
