SECTION –C (LITERATURE) FIRST FLIGHT
UNIT 1 A LETTER TO GOD
A Letter to God is a story of extreme faith in God. It is the story of Lencho, a poor, honest and hard- working farmer, who wrote a letter to God and asked God to send him money.
SECTION –C (LITERATURE) FIRST FLIGHT
UNIT 1 A LETTER TO GOD
Gist
A Letter to God is a story of extreme faith in God. It is the story of Lencho, a poor, honest and hard- working farmer, who wrote a letter to God and asked God to send him money.
Lencho was a dedicated farmer. He was expecting a good harvest. Unfortunately a hail storm came and destroyed his harvest totally. Lencho was very sad, but he had strong belief in God. He was sure that God would definitely help him. So the simple straight forward man wrote a letter to God asking for one hundred pesos. Although, his wishes get fulfilled partially, if not completely, he is ungrateful in the end and questions the honesty and modesty of the post-masters who actually helped him with money (anonymously) in the name of god.
CHARACTER SKETCH OF LENCHO
Lencho was a simple farmer who was very hard working. He was completely dependent on the yield of his fields. He had good knowledge of farming. His crops had always been good. He knew his crops needed a good downpour to get good yield. But when the rain changed into a hail storm his crop was totally destroyed. He became very sad. But since he had strong faith in God, he didn‘t lose hope. He needed God‘s help. He knew how to read and write. He wrote a letter to God asking for help. He was fully confident that he would get the money. When he didn‘t get as much money as he had asked, he became unhappy. He was not ready to be happy with what he received. He felt that he was being cheated. But he was not ungrateful to God. He felt angry thinking that the people in the post office are crooks and they had stolen the rest of the money. So he wrote another letter to God, instructing him to send money directly to him, not through the post office.Lencho‘s innocence and staunch belief in God is clearly depicted in the story.
EXTRACT BASED COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned he exclaimed, ―These aren‘t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are five‘s.‖
Questions:
Who is the person described here?
Ans: Lencho, the farmer is described here.
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Why did he go out in the rain?
Ans: He went out in the rain to feel the happiness of rain on his body.
Whywere the raindrops like ‗new coins‘ for Lencho?
Ans: Lencho thought that the raindrops would help him get a good harvest and thus he can earn money. So the raindrops were like new coins for Lencho.
How did raindrops bring disaster to his crops?
Ans: The raindrops soon turned into a hailstorm and destroyed his crops and ruined his hopes.
With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. The boys exposing themselves to rain, ran out to collect the frozen pearls.
Questions:
Why was Lencho satisfied?
Ans: He was satisfied because his fields got good rains.
What does he compare the raindrops to? Ans: He compared them to coins.
What do the ‗frozen pearls‘ refer to?
Ans: The frozen pearls refer to hail stones.
Trace the word in the passage which means ‗covered with‘. Ans. draped
―What faith! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter. Starting up a correspondence with God!‖
Questions:
Who is the speaker of the above lines?
Ans: The postmaster
Why did the man write a letter to God?
Ans: The man lost his crops due to a hailstorm. So he wanted hundred pesos to sow his field again and to live until the crops come.
―Starting up a correspondence with God.‖ What does it tell you about the man‘s character?
Ans: The man is simple, innocent and straight forward. He has strong belief in God
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Give the verb form of the word ‗Correspondence‘. Ans: Correspond
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS : (30 to 40 words)
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho‘s fields?
Ans: The rain began on a pleasant note. The air was fresh and sweet. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. It did not pass quickly. For an hour the hail rained on the field and the corn was total.
Who did Lencho write a letter? What did he ask for?
Ans: Lencho wrote a letter to God. He asked God to send him Hundred Pesos to sow his field again and to live until the crops come.
What does the postmaster do to answer Lencho‘s Letter?
Ans: The postmaster decided to answer the letter, but as Lencho very badly needed some money, he asked for money from his employees. He himself gave part of his salary and several of his friends joined him. He could gather only seventy pesos. He put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only one word as signature: God.
Long Answer Questions [100-150words]
The postmaster represents such people who still believe in helping others. Write a character sketch of the postmaster pointing out his good qualities.
Points
The postmaster of the story is a kind, generous, helpful, amiable, and God-fearing man. He received a letter from Lencho which was written to God asking for hundred pesos so that he could sow his fields again. The postmaster did not want to shake the writer's faith in the almighty, and thus, out of virtuous intentions, decided to collect money for "an act of charity. He also signed the letter in the name of God to conceal his identity as he wanted Lencho to think it was actually a reply from God. This shows that he was a very good man at heart.
Unsolved Short Answer Questions
What were Lencho‘s feelings when he found the letter with money in it?
Why was Lencho angry? What did he do?
What are the raindrops compared to and why?
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How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho's fields?
Unsolved Long Answer Questions
Write the story of Lencho‘s faith in God?
Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? Describe the ironical ending of the story.
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