The Time It Never RainedInspired by a long drought in the 1950s at the time, the longest and most severe in living memorythat pressed West Texas ranchers and farmers to the outer limits of courage and endurance. In the story, the government offers help but the main character, Charlie Flagg resists the siren call as he fights to hold his land. Flagg agreed with a sentiment expressed by former President Ronald Reagan who once said the scariest words in the English language