A Letter To God

What did Lencho wished for

Lencho wished for a good rainfall so that his field of ripe corn could provide him a good harvest

Why did lencho say the raindrops were like new coins

Lencho said the raindrops were like new coins because, with rain, his fields of ripe corn would produce a good harvest, which would help him earn more money.

How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s feild?

The rain was pouring down. But suddenly, a strong wind began to blow and very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain. All the crop in Lencho's fields destroyed.

What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

After hail stopped, Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. He could see a bleak future for him and his family. Hew was worried about lack of food for the coming year.

What made him angry?

When he finished counting moneyhe found only seventy pesos. But he demanded hundred pesos. He was confident that God could neither make a mistake nor deny him what he had requested. Therefore, he concluded that the post office employees must have taken the remaining thirty pesos. T

Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?

No. Lencho was not at all surprised to see the letter from God with money inside it. His confidence and faith in God was such that he had expected that reply from God.

What did the postman do then?

The Postmaster first laughed. But then he became serious. He was deeply moved by the writer’s faith in God. He did not want to shake this faith. So he decided to collect the money and send it to Lencho. P

Who or What did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?

Lencho had faith in God. He believed that God’s eyes see everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience. He wrote a letter to God saying that he needed a hundred pesos to sow his field

Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?

Lencho had complete faith in God. The sentences in the story that show this are as follows: (i) But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley, there was a single hope: help from God. (ii) All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience. (iii) “God,” he wrote, “if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year.” iv) He wrote ‘To God’ on the envelope, put the letter inside and, still troubled, went to town. (v) God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. (vi) It said: “God: of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much

Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’?

Postmaster was moved by Lencho’s complete faith in the God. So, he decided to send money toLencho. Moreover, the postmaster did not want to shake Lencho’s faith in God. So, he signed the letter ‘God’. It was a good ploy to convey a message that God had himself written the letter.

Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?

No, Lencho does not try to find out who had sent the money to him. This is because he had great confidence in God and never suspected that it could be someone else other than God who would send him the money. His faith in God was so strong that he believed that God had sent him the money.

Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation? (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.)

Lencho thinks that the post office people have taken the money. It is the post office people who send the money to Lencho. But, on the other hand, Lencho thinks they have stolen his money. He calls them crooks. Thus there is an element of irony in this situation.

Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.

greedy

selfish

naive

stupid

ungrateful

comical

unquestioning

It is almost impossible to find a person like lencho.

He is an unquestioning and naive kind of person.

He is not stupid even if he doesn’t know who has sent him monet or a letetr will reach God without any address cause it is lencho’s faith in god. In real world, people are selfish and greedy and lencho is totally lovable and different.

There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?

The conflict between humans and nature is shown by the destruction of Lencho’s crops by the hailstorm. As the crops failed by hail, Lencho started feeling sad and gloomy after the storm appropriately projects the conflict of the nature and the man. The Story also shown another conflict, between humans themselves. The postmaster, along with the help of the other post office employees, sent Lencho the money that they could manage to collect. They were not related to Lencho in any manner. It was an act of kindness and selflessness on their part. Even though they did a good deed, Lencho blamed them for taking away some amount of money. This shows that man does not have faith in his fellow humans, thereby giving rise to this conflict.