Question

How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?

NCERT Class 10th: First Flight English Ch 1 A Letter to God

Answer 1

The rain was not filled with water drops. Instead it rained hail. Lencho compared it to coins, the big drops as 10 centavo pieces while the small drops as 5 centavo pieces.  

The hail storm ruined the fields, the crops were damaged, the trees were laid bare. Nothing was left of their corns and beans.

Answer 2

Answer:

As a strong wind started to blow, the rain turned into big hailstones, which started to fall alongside the rain. These weather conditions led to the total destruction of all the crops on Lencho's field.

Explanation:

• Lencho was a poor farmer who relied on the harvest of corn for his living.
• The sole method of irrigation for his farm was rain, therefore he anticipated a rain shower.
• To his great sorrow, a strong wind blew, and the rain turned into large hailstones, falling with the rain. Lencho compared it to coins, the large droplets were compared to 10 centavo pieces while the smaller ones were compared to 5 centavo pieces.
• In Lencho's field, all the crops were destroyed, and the trees were left bare. These weather conditions had destroyed all of his maize and beans.
• Lencho experienced severe depression after realizing he would have to go without food for a whole year.

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