First Flight: Oral Comprehension Check

Lencho's Faith

• Lencho has complete faith in God, believing that God sees everything and can help him.
• Lencho's faith is evident when he writes a letter to God, asking for help after his crops were destroyed by a hailstorm.

The Hailstorm

• A hailstorm destroys Lencho's crops, leaving his field white and bare, with no leaves on the trees and no flowers on the plants.
• The hailstorm lasts for an hour, causing significant damage to Lencho's farm.
• Lencho is devastated by the loss, saying that even a plague of locusts would have left more than what the hailstorm left.

The Letter to God

• Lencho writes a letter to God, asking for help and specifically requesting 100 pesos to sow his field again and live until the crop comes.
• The letter is addressed to God, and Lencho takes it to the post office himself.

The Postmaster's Response

• The postmaster, a friendly and amiable man, is touched by Lencho's faith and decides to answer the letter.
• The postmaster asks for money from his employees and friends, and manages to gather a little more than half of the 100 pesos Lencho requested.
• The postmaster sends the money to Lencho in an envelope with a letter containing only the signature "God".

Lencho's Reaction

• Lencho is not surprised to receive the letter with money, but he is angry when he counts the money and finds it is less than what he requested.
• Lencho writes a second letter to God, asking for the rest of the money and accusing the post office employees of being crooks.