NCERT Solution for class 10 English book first flight chapter 1 A letter to god , Explanations

NCERT Solution for class 10 English book first flight chapter 1 A letter to god , Explanations

A letter to God by

( G.L Fuentes)

A letter to god class 10 Chapter 1

A letter to God Author

A letter to god it a story written by G.L Fuentes (gregaorio lopez Fuentes ) A letter to God it a story of a Farmer’s extreme faith in God the written G.L Fuentes has tried to depict the faith of a poor and simple farmer in God in an impressive Manner

Before you Read

They say faith can move mountains but what should we put our faith in ? this is the question this story delicately poses Lencho is a farmer who writes a letter to God when his crops are ruined , asking for a hundred pesos, does Lencho’s letter reach God? does God send him the money? think what your answer to those Question would be and guess how the story continue before you begin to read it

Explanations”

The house -the only one in the entire valley sat on the crest of a low hill from this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest the only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower throughout the morning Lencho who knew his fields intimately had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north east (Crest top of a hill)

Now we’re really going to get some water woman the woman who was preparing supper replied yes god willing” the older boys were working in the field while the smaller ones were playing near the house Until the woman called to them all come for dinner” it was during the Meal that just as

Lencho had predicted big drops of rain began to fall in the north-east huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching the air was fresh and sweet the man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body and when he returned he exclaimed these aren’t raindrops failing from the sky they are new coins the big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are fives’

with a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers draped in a curtain of rain but suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall these truly did resemble new silver coins the boys exposing themselves to the rain ran out to collect the frozen Pearls, ( Draped Covered (with cloth )

It’s really getting bad now exclaimed the man I hope it passes quickly It did not pass quickly for an hour the hail rained on the house the garden the hillside the cornfield on the whole valley the field was white, as if covered with salt not a Leaf remained on the trees the corn was totally destroyed the flowers were gone from the plants Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness when the storm had passed he stood in the middle of the field and said to his sons A plague of locusts would ( Locusts , Insects which fly in big swarms (groups) and destroyed crops)

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have left more than this, the hall has left nothing this years we will have no corn that night was a sorrowful one” all our work for nothing ‘ there’s no one who can helps us” we”II all go hungry this years”

Oral Comprehension Check

1. what did Lencho hope for?
2. why did Lencho say the raindrops were like new coins?
3. how did the rain change?” what happened to Lencho’s fields?
4. what were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped ?

But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley there was a single hope: help from God Don;t be so upset even though this seems like a total loss Remember no one dies of hunger that’s what they say” no one dies of hunger all through the night Lencho thought only of his one hope” the help of God whose eyes as he had been instructed see everything even what is deep in one’s conscience Lencho was an ox of a man working like an animal in the fields but still he knew how to write the following sunday at daybreak he began to write a letter which he himself would carry to town and place in the mail it was nothing less than a letter to God , (Conscience , on inner sense of right and wrong )

God ” he wrote if you don’t help me my family and I will go hungry this years I need a hundred pesos in order to sow my field again and to live until the crop comes because the hailstorm he wrote to God on the envelope put the letter inside and still troubled went to town at the post office he placed a stamp on the letter and dropped it into the mailbox, (Peso, currency of several Latin American counties )

One of the employees who was a postman and also helped at the post office went to his boss laughing heartily and showed him the letter to God never in his career as a postman had he known that address the postmaster–a fat amiable (amiable , friendly and pleasant )

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fellow –also broke out laughing but almost immediately he turned serious and tapping the letter on his desk commented what faith, I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter starting up a correspondence with God“

So in order not to shake the writer;s faith in God the postmaster came up with an idea answer the letter but when he opened it, it was evident that to answer it he needed something more than goodwill ink and paper but he stuck to his resolution he asked for money from his employees he himself gave part of his salary and several friends of his were obliged to give something for an act of charity

It was impossible for him to gather together the hundred pesos, so he was able to send the farmer only a little more than half he put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only a single word as a signature, God

Oral Comprehension check

1. who or what did Lencho have faith in? what did he do?”
2. who read the letter?”
3. what did the postmaster do then?’

The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him it was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed looked on from his office, (Contentment , satisfaction )

Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money, such was his confidence -but he became angry when he counted the money God could not have made a mistake nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested Immediately Lencho went up to the window to ask for paper and ink on the public writing table he started to write with much winking of his brow , caused by the effort he had to make to express his ideas when he finished he went to the window to buy a stamp which he licked and then affixed to

The envelope with a blow of his fist the moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it it said God of the money that I asked for only seventy pesos reached me send me the rest since I need it very much but don’t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crocks Lencho,

Oral comprehension check

1. was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
2. what made him angry

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Question and answers

Question: 1 what did Lencho hope for?

Answer: Lencho hoped for rain

Question:2 why did Lencho say the raindrops were like new coins?

Answer: Lencho’s crops were ready for harvest as raindrops would have helped in getting a better harvest, more prosperity so Lencho compared them with new coins

Question:3 how did the rain change? what happened to Lencho’s fields ?

Answer the rain was pouring but suddenly a strong wind began to blow and very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain all the crop in Lencho’s fields destroyed

Question:4 what were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

Answer: after hail stopped Lencho’s was filled with sadness he could see a bleak future for him and his family he was worried about lack of food for the coming year

Question:5 who or what did Lencho have faith in? what did he do?

Answer:” Lencho had faith in God he believed that God’s eyes see everything even what is deep in one’s conscience he wrote a letter to God saying that he needed a hundred pesos to sow his field again

Question:6 what did the postmaster do then?

Answer:” The postmaster first laughed but then he became serious he was deeply moved by the writers. faith in God he did not want to shake this faith so he

Question:7 was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?

Answer :” No lencho was not at all surprised to see the letter from God with money inside it his confidence and faith in God was such that he had expected the letter from God

Question:8 what made him angry?

Answer:” when he finished counting money he found only seventy pesos but he demanded hundred pesos he was confident that God could neither make a mistake nor deny him what he had requested therefore, he concluded that the post office employees must have taken the remaining thirty pesos

Question:9 who does Lencho have complete faith in? which sentences in the story tell you this?

Answer:” Lencho had complete faith in God the sentences in the story that show this are as follows:

(i) But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley, there was a single hope:” help from God

(ii) all through the night, lencho thoughts only of his one hope :’ the help of God

(iii)God, he wrote if you don’t help me my family and I will go hungry this year :

(iv) he wrote To” God on the envelope

(v) God could not have made a mistake nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested

(vi) God of the money that i asked for only seventy pesos peached ,me send me the rest, since I need it very much

Question:10 why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? why does he sing the letter God?’

Answer:” postmaster was moved by Lencho’s complete faith in the God so he decided to send money to Lencho moreover the postmaster did not want to shake Lencho’s faith in God so he singed the letter God” it was a good play to convey a ,message that God had himself written the letter