A Letter to God

Main Points

1. Lencho was a farmer living on a hill with his family and had a field full of ripe corn.

2. He eagerly waited for rain so he could have a good harvest and earn money for his family.

3. When it started raining, he was happy and compared the raindrops to silver coins.

4. But soon, the rain turned into hailstones and ruined his crops, turning his joy into despair.

5. Despite his loss, Lencho had firm faith in God and decided to write a letter asking for help.

6. He requested a hundred pesos to sow his field and support his family until the new crops were harvested.

7. The postmaster read Lencho's letter and, despite laughing at first, decided to help him by collecting seventy pesos and giving it to Lencho.

Lencho was angry when he saw less money in the envelope and wrote another letter to God, requesting the rest of the money and not to send it through the post office as he did not trust them.

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Plot Summary

• Lencho, a poor farmer, writes a letter to God requesting money to help him after a storm destroys his crops.
• Lencho sends the letter through the post office, addressed to God.
• The postmaster and his employees are amused by the letter and decide to help Lencho by pooling their money together.
• Lencho receives the money from the post office and believes it is a miracle from God.
• Lencho later writes another letter to God, asking why he only received a portion of the money he requested.
• The postmaster and his employees are touched by Lencho's faith and generosity.

• Themes
  • Faith and Belief
  • Generosity and Kindness
  • Irony and Humor
• Characters
  • Lencho, a poor farmer
  • The postmaster, who reads Lencho's letter to God and decides to help him
  • The postmaster's employees, who contribute to the collection for Lencho
• Symbols
  • The letter to God, which represents Lencho's faith and belief in a higher power
  • The money collected by the post office, which represents the generosity and kindness of others
  • The storm that destroys Lencho's crops, which represents the unpredictability of life and the need for help from others

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CHARACTER SKETCH

LENCHO:
Innocence
Unbroken faith
Simplicity
Optimism

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POSTMASTER:

Empathy

Sensitivity

softhearted

Helpfulness

Generosity

1. Who is Lencho?

• Lencho is a farmer who lives on a hill with his family.
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2. What does Lencho hope for regarding his crops?

• Lencho hopes for rain so he can have a good harvest and earn money for his family.

3. What happens to Lencho's crops during the rain?

• The rain turns into hailstones and ruins his crops.
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4. How does Lencho react to his ruined crops?

• Lencho is initially joyful when it starts raining but becomes despairing when the hailstones ruin his crops.
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5. What does Lencho do after his crops are ruined?

• Lencho writes a letter to God asking for help.
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6. What does Lencho request in his letter to God?

• Lencho requests a hundred pesos to sow his field and support his family until the new crops are harvested.
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7. What does the postmaster do when he receives Lencho's letter?

• The postmaster reads Lencho's letter and decides to help him by collecting seventy pesos and giving it to Lencho.
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8. How does Lencho react when he receives the money from the post office?

• Lencho is angry when he sees less money in the envelope and writes another letter to God, requesting the rest of the money and not to send it through the post office as he does not trust them.
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9. What does Lencho think of the people who work at the post office?

• Lencho thinks that the people who work at the post office are thieves.
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10. What is the irony in the story?

• The irony of the situation was that the post office employees about whom Lencho complained to God thinking that they had stolen the money, actually made contributions to help him.

• 11. Why did Lencho write a letter to God? Lencho wrote a letter to God because a hailstorm destroyed his crops, and he needed money to survive until the next harvest. He was convinced that God would answer his prayer and send him the money.

  12. What did Lencho write in his letter to God? Lencho asked for 100 pesos to help him and his family survive until the next harvest in his letter to God.

  13. What was Lencho's reaction when he received only 70 pesos? Lencho was confused and disappointed when he received only 70 pesos, as he was sure that he had asked for 100 pesos. He even wrote another letter to God, expressing his doubts about whether God had really sent him the money.

  14. What did Lencho write in his second letter to God? In his second letter to God, Lencho expressed his doubts about whether God had really sent him the money. He wrote that he was sure that someone had stolen the rest of the money along the way.

  15. What did God write in response to Lencho's second letter? In response to Lencho's second letter, God wrote to him and told him that he should not lose faith in God, as he had.