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View all 15 amazing Marks Booster kits → Written by G.L. Fuentes, this story explores deep faith and human nature. Lencho, a hard-working farmer, depends on a good harvest to feed his family. When a hailstorm destroys his entire field of ripe corn, he is left with nothing, but his unshakeable faith in God leads him to write a letter asking God to send him a hundred pesos. The postmaster, moved by Lencho’s simple, sincere faith, collects money from his colleagues, but they can gather only seventy pesos. When Lencho receives the money, he is not surprised — he expected God to help — but he is angry that the amount is short. He concludes that the post-office employees must have stolen the rest, calling them a “bunch of crooks.” The story gently contrasts Lencho’s blind faith with the genuine, unrecognised kindness of the postmaster and his fellow workers, raising questions about faith, gratitude and human goodness.
1 Lencho watches his ripe corn field and hopes for rain to give the crop a good finish. 2 Rain begins happily, but a terrible hailstorm soon destroys the whole field and leaves no harvest. 3 Sure that God sees everything, Lencho writes a letter asking for a hundred pesos to survive. 4 The postmaster is touched by Lencho’s faith and collects money, but he can send only seventy pesos. 5 Lencho receives the money, believes God sent it, and becomes angry because the amount is less. 6 He writes again, asking God for the rest and warning Him not to send it through the post office. L Lencho A poor but devout farmer whose faith in God never wavers.
T The postmaster A kind-hearted official who arranges money to help Lencho.
F Faith Lencho’s complete, unquestioning belief that God will help him.
I Irony Lencho calls his real helpers crooks, unaware of their kindness.
H Hailstorm The sudden storm that destroys Lencho’s crop and his hopes.
C Charity The selfless giving by the postmaster and his colleagues.
amiable
friendly and pleasant
draped
covered loosely over
hailstones
small balls of ice
plague of locusts
huge swarm destroying crops
conscience
inner sense of right
contentment
state of being satisfied
pesos
units of Mexican money
oxen
bulls used for farm work
crooks
dishonest people; thieves
Q1 Why did Lencho write a letter to God? Answer Q2 How did the postmaster help Lencho? Answer Q3 Why was Lencho not surprised to receive the money? Answer Q4 Why did Lencho call the post-office employees crooks? Answer Q5 Where did Lencho live, and what was his only hope for the year? Answer Q6 Why was Lencho pleased when it began to rain? Answer Q7 How did the rain turn into a disaster for Lencho? Answer Q8 What single hope remained for Lencho after the storm, and what did he do? Answer Q9 How did the postmaster react on reading Lencho’s letter? Answer Q10 What does the story teach us about faith and human nature? Answer Q1 Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this? Answer Q2 Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’? Answer Q3 Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not? Answer Q4 Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation? (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.) Answer Q5 Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.
greedy naive stupid ungrateful
selfish comical unquestioning Answer Q6 There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated? Answer Q1 There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a dictionary to help you.
gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle: __ __ c __ __ __ __ Answer Q2 There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a dictionary to help you.
gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
2. An extremely strong wind : __ a __ __ Answer Q3 There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a dictionary to help you.
gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
3. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds : __ __ p __ __ __ __ Answer Q4 There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a dictionary to help you.
gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
4. A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel: __ __ __ n __ __ __ Answer Q5 There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a dictionary to help you.
gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean: __ __ r __ __ __ __ __ __ Answer Q6 There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a dictionary to help you.
gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage: __ __ __ __ l __ __ __ __ Answer Q7 Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
1. Will you get the subjects you want to study in college?
I hope so. Answer Q8 Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
2. I hope you don’t mind my saying this, but I don’t like the way you are arguing. Answer Q9 Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
3. This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS sufferers. Answer Q10 Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
4. We were hoping against hope that the judges would not notice our mistakes. Answer Q11 Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
5. I called early in the hope of speaking to her before she went to school. Answer Q12 Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of ‘hope’ in Column B.
6. Just when everybody had given up hope, the fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone. Answer Q1 Join the sentences given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested.
1. I often go to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. (which) Answer Q2 Join the sentences given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested.
2. My mother is going to host a TV show on cooking. She cooks very well. (who) Answer Q3 Join the sentences given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested.
3. These sportspersons are going to meet the President. Their performance has been excellent. (whose) Answer Q4 Join the sentences given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested.
4. Lencho prayed to God. His eyes see into our minds. (whose) Answer Q5 Join the sentences given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested.
5. This man cheated me. I trusted him. (whom) Answer Q1 Find sentences in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.
1. The trees lost all their leaves. Answer Q2 Find sentences in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.
2. The letter was addressed to God himself. Answer Q3 Find sentences in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.
3. The postman saw this address for the first time in his career. Answer Q1 In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared. One has been done for you.
Cloud Answer Q2 In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared. One has been done for you.
Raindrops Answer Q3 In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared. One has been done for you.
Hailstones Answer Q4 In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared. One has been done for you.
Locusts Answer Q5 In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared. One has been done for you.
An ox of a man Answer Q1 Have you ever been in great difficulty, and felt that only a miracle could help you? How was your problem solved? Speak about this in class with your teacher. Answer Q1 Listen to the letter (given under ‘In This Lesson’) read out by your teacher/on the audio tape. As you listen fill in the table given below. Answer Q1 Lencho suffered first due to drought and then by floods. Our country is also facing such situations in the recent years. There is flood and there is drought. There is a need to save water through water harvesting. Design a poster for your area on how to save water during summer and when it is available in excess. Answer
What destroyed Lencho’s field of corn?
A a drought B a swarm of locusts C a hailstorm D a flood
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