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Lencho wrote a letter to God asking for a hundred pesos.
Lencho wrote a letter to God asking for a hundred pesos.
True
The postmaster was cynical about Lencho's faith in God.
The postmaster was cynical about Lencho's faith in God.
False
The postmaster was able to gather the full hundred pesos for Lencho.
The postmaster was able to gather the full hundred pesos for Lencho.
False
Lencho's letter to God was a demonstration of his lack of faith.
Lencho's letter to God was a demonstration of his lack of faith.
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The postmaster and his employees laughed at Lencho's letter to God.
The postmaster and his employees laughed at Lencho's letter to God.
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Study Notes
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.
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Comprehension questions about the story of Lencho and the postmaster in the chapter 'First Flight' from the book.
