A Letter to God Summary
The story, "A Letter to God" by G.L. Fuentes depicts unwavering faith of a farmer in God. It begins with a farmer, named Lencho expecting for a rain shower to nourish his field of corn. He is confident that his harvest is going to yield him huge profits just like it does every year. To his utmost excitement, rainfall did happen but sooner, it turned into a hailstorm destroying his entire crop field. The damage posed a threat to the family's survival as their entire livelihood was dependent on the year's produce. Although disheartened, the family had robust belief in the almighty. Lencho, despite having worked day and night at the field, knew how to write and thus, decided to write a letter to God explaining his situation and asking for help. He went to town to post his letter addressed "To God". The letter on being noticed by the postmaster, at first amused him, but then motivated him want to do something for the farmer so as to keep his immense belief intact. He contributes from his salary and collects money from his colleagues and friends who willingly contributed for an act of charity. To his dismay, he could only collect 70 pesos which he wrapped in an envelope to make it seem like a reply from the deity. On having found the letter, the writer (Lencho) is not at all shocked, but instead, he gets angry on finding that the amount is less than what he had expected. He again writes a letter to God conveying his disappointment and distrust in the employees of the post office who he thought had stolen the remaining amount.
A Letter to God Question and Answers
Q1. What did Lencho hope for?
A. Lencho hoped for a rain shower for his crop field.
Q2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins'?
A. After the rain shower, everything was going as per Lencho's plan and he had immense confidence that his harvest would yield substantial profits. Thus, he referred to the droplets as "new coins, the larger ones being equivalent to ten pesos and smaller ones, five pesos.
Q3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho's fields?
A. Soon after the rainfall had begun, the wind became strong leading to a hailstorm. As a result of which, Lencho's crop fields got withered, the trees had shed their leaves and the flowers had fallen.
Q4. What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?
A. Lencho was extremely disheartened and his soul was filled with immense sadness.
Q5. Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
A. Lencho had unwavering faith in God. Thus, he decided to write a letter to God conveying his grievances and asking for 100 pesos for survival and rejuvenation of crops.
Q6. Who read the letter?
A. A postman who was also an employee of the post office read the letter.
Q7. What did the postmaster do then?
A. The postmaster was amazed at Lencho's unshakeable faith in the deity and thus, to retain it, he decided to collect money for him from his friends and colleagues.
3. These sports persons are going to meet the President. Their performance has been excellent. (whose)
These sportspersons, whose performance has been excellent, are going to meet the
President.
4. Lencho prayed to God. His eyes see into our minds. (whose)
Lencho prayed to God, whose eyes see into our minds.
5. This man cheated me. I trusted him. (whom)
This man, whom I trusted, cheated me.
Find sentences in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.
1. The trees lost all their leaves.
"Not a leaf remained on the trees."Â
2. The letter was addressed to God himself.
"It was nothing less than a letter to God.
3. The postman saw this address for the first time in his career.
"Never in his career as a postman had he known that address."
Q6. Who read the letter?
A. A postman who was also an employee of the post office read the letter.
Q7. What did the postmaster do then?
A. The postmaster was amazed at Lencho's unshakeable faith in the deity and thus, to retain it, he decided to collect money for him from his friends and colleagues.
Q8. Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
A. Lencho was not at all surprised on seeing the letter because this is what he was expecting. Instead, he was angry when he found that the amount was less than what he had asked for.
Q9. What made him angry?
A. Lencho was displeased when he found that the money was less than what he had asked for.
Q10. Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
A. Lencho has immense faith in God. These lines are evident to this fact: "Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence - but he became angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested."Â
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