The Man to Send Rain Clouds- Leslie Marmon Silko.

The indians beliefs for burials were much different than the ones for whites. In this case it was Catholics that did not agree. In this story Leon and Ken find that the grandfather (Teofilo) had died. They were to bury him properly to what they thought was right. When they went back through town they talked to the priest on the way. They did not, however, tell him that he had died. They knew if they had he would have wanted his burial done his way and wouldn't have later given them holy water. They went through the Indian ritual of wrapping him in the red shroud, painting white across forehead, blue along cheek bones, yellow under nose, and green across his chin. Also, they sprinkled cornmeal on him and tied a gray feather in the old man's hair. This was all part of the process that was needed to have rain clouds sent and he would ultimately get to go to heaven. The last thing they needed was holy water so that Teofilo would have water to "drink" making the process complete. The priest was needed for this and that is when they went to inform him of what happened. They had the process done so they knew things would go the way they needed. The priest was very hesitant at first, but in the end compromised with them and gave the holy water for Teofilo. Now it was thought that rain clouds would be sent for sure.