Notes For All Chapters English First Flight Class 10 CBSE
About the Story
- Written by Gregorio López y Fuentes.
- Theme: Faith, hope, human kindness, and irony.
- The story shows the deep faith of a farmer (Lencho) in God and the unexpected outcome of that faith.
Main Characters
- Lencho – A poor farmer, hardworking, simple, and has unshakable faith in God.
- Lencho’s Family – Supportive, innocent, dependent on farming.
- Postmaster and Post Office Employees – Kind-hearted, helpful, collect money for Lencho.
Summary of Events
- The Setting
- Lencho’s house: the only one in a valley, on a hilltop.
- Fields full of ripe corn with flowers → a good harvest was expected.
- Rain and Hailstorm
- Lencho hoped for rain.
- Rain came, but soon turned into a hailstorm.
- Hail destroyed the entire crop.
- Family became hopeless and worried about hunger.
- Faith in God
- Lencho believed only God could help.
- He wrote a letter to God asking for 100 pesos to survive and re-sow the crop.
- At the Post Office
- The postman and postmaster were surprised to see the letter addressed to “God.”
- The postmaster admired Lencho’s faith.
- To preserve his faith, they decided to send money.
- They collected donations and sent 70 pesos in an envelope signed as “God.”
- Lencho’s Reaction
- Lencho was not surprised to receive money because of his strong belief.
- But he became angry when he saw only 70 pesos instead of 100.
- He wrote another letter to God, requesting the rest of the money.
- He asked God not to send it through the post office because the employees were “a bunch of crooks.”
Important Themes
- Faith in God – Lencho’s complete trust in God’s help.
- Human Kindness – Postmaster and employees’ effort to help.
- Irony – Lencho thought post office employees stole the money, though they were the ones who helped him.
- Conflict –
- Human vs. Nature → crops destroyed by hail.
- Human vs. Human → misunderstanding between Lencho and the post office staff.
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