EXERCISES :
(1) What lesson do you draw from the story?
(2) Rewrite the story in your own words in the first person.
Begin: I am a poor Mexican farmer. My name is Lencho....
(3) Lencho, the central figure, writes a letter to God seeking
His help, when a hailstorm ruined his crop. What would
you have done in similar circumstances?
Answers
Answer:
Lencho was ox of God .He had his complete faith in God .
He used to live with his family in solidatry house on a hill where he grew crop .Once he and his family waited for rain but it rained dogs and cats ,his crop damaged and he was filled with sorrow. Therefore he wrote a letter to god for his help and he demanded money and posted it without any address.
In the post office, post master received his latter and tried to help him as an act of charity .He failed to collect whole money. He wrote a letter to lencho and gave him money with ploy "God ".
Lencho received letter .He was not surprised because he was sure that God will definitely send him money .He was not satisfied because he did not received asked money and he blamed postmaster and his employers to took his money .Even he mentioned "Crooks"to them and wrote another letter to God for left money .
The story conveys the message to keep faith in God but also trust our friend fellows.