English L-1 A Letter to God

               L- 1  A Letter to God

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 Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words:

1. What were Lencho's feelings when he found the letter with money in it? What did he do after opening the letter 

Ans. Lencho was not at all surprised to see the money in the letter as he was fully confident about receiving God's help. He knew that God will send money for him. On opening the letter he found seventy pesos instead of hundred. So, he wrote another letter to God to send rest of the amount but now not through mail as he thought that the post office employees were crooks.

2. Whom did Lencho write a letter? What did he ask for?

Ans. When Lencho's annual crop was completely destroyed due to heavy rains and hailstorm and there was no one to help him during the crisis, Lencho wrote a letter to God. He wrote the letter requesting him to send 100 pesos so that he could sow his fields again till the next crop.

3. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter 'God' ?

Ans. The postmaster was a kind, generous, helpful and God fearing man. When he received the letter written to God asking for 100 pesos, he felt sympathetic towards Lencho. Hence, he decided to help Lencho. He gave a part of his salary and asked the other employees to help. He signed the letter 'God' in order to preserve the man's faith in God.

4. How far would you agree that one's positivity can bring in a spark of brightness even in adverse circumstances ?

Ans. It is absolutely true that optimism can bring about a spark of brightness even in adverse situations. It was Lencho's innocent optimism that eventually led to his getting seventy pesos. In fact, it was his positivity that despite suffering the disastrous effects of the hailstorm he wrote a letter to God in the first place. His hope finally triumphed.

5. What impression do you form of the postmaster after reading the story 'A Letter to God' ?

Ans. The postmaster was a kind, generous, helpful, amiable and god-fearing man. He was generous, as he helped Lencho with 70 pesos. He also wrote a reply for Lencho's letter in order to also wrote a maintain his faith in God.

6. Why was Lencho angry? What did he do?

Ans. Lencho had deep faith in God and hence wrote a letter to God asking for 100 pesos. But when he received 70 pesos instead of 100, he was angry. He wrote another letter to God asking him to send the rest of the money, but not through the post office as he thought of the post-office employees as 'a bunch of crooks'.

7. Lencho calls the raindrops 'new coins'. Why does he call them so ?

Ans. Lencho hoped to get good crops because of rain drops. He thought he would earn good money so he called them new coins. But rain drops soon turned into hailstones which destroyed all his crops and ruined his hopes.

8. Why was Lencho and his family in distress? Whom did he ask for help?

Ans. Lencho's crops were completely destroyed by the hailstones. He feared that he and his family would go hungry. He had no one to help him but he had full faith in God whose eyes see everything. He wrote a letter to God asking for hundred pesos to sow the crop and live until the next harvest.

9. Explain the qualities of the post office employees ?

Ans. The post office employees were quite helpful and kind. Lencho sent a letter to God asking for money to make up for the loss caused by the torrential rains to his crops. When the post office employees found it they decided to help him by collecting money from their staff. Even the head postmaster contributed to the fund by giving a part of his salary. They exhibited sympathetic and compassionate behaviour towards the poor farmer.

10. Why would you not agree with Lencho calling them 'a bunch of crooks'?

Ans. Lencho was not the least justified in addressing the post office employees as 'a bunch of crooks'. His crops were badly damaged by heavy rains. He asked for the compensation from God and posted a letter at the post office. When the letter was received at the post office, the staff understood his plight and came forward for his help by contributing money from their side.

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