For most parts of 2024, padi farmers in Kedah, Kelantan and Perlis had to grapple with the ravages of the weather, with crop damage resulting in loss of yield, putting national production at risk.

Khoka is a schoolboy who goes to his uncle's house, where he learns about the tales of Padi Pishi (Aunt Padi), a formidable widow. She had once gone to Khuro's house to meet him, but bandits ...