The full text of the short story "A Letter to God" by G.L. Fuentes,

 The full text of the short story "A Letter to God" by G.L. Fuentes,

A Letter to God
By Gregorio López y Fuentes

The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill. It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the northeast, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The older boys were working in the field, while the smaller ones played near the house, and it was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the northeast, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to get the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned, he exclaimed, “These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are fives.”

It’s during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. The house – the only one in the entire valley – sat on the crest of a low hill. In the northeast, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The older boys were working in the field, while the smaller ones played near the house.

It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the northeast, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet.

It’s during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. The house – the only one in the entire valley – sat on the crest of a low hill.

The rain continued for an hour. It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the northeast, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to get the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned, he exclaimed, “These aren’t raindrops falling 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 sky for a moment, then he exclaimed, “It’s during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.”

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. “It’s during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.”

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.

It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.

Next Morning

It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the northeast, huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to get the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned, he exclaimed, “These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are fives.”

The following Sunday, at daybreak — after having convinced himself that there was a God — Lencho began to write a letter. It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.

“God: if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry during the coming year. 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.

At the Post Office

One of the employees, who was a postman and also helped at the post office, laughed heartily when he saw the letter addressed to God. Never in his career as a postman had he known that address. He went to his boss, the postmaster, and showed him the letter. The postmaster was a fat, amiable fellow. He, too, broke out laughing, but almost immediately he turned serious. “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, the postmaster came up with an idea: answer the letter. But when he opened it, it was clear that the answer needed 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 many friends were made to give something “for an act of charity.”

It was impossible for him to gather 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.

The Following Sunday

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 wrinkling 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 crooks."  

Here's a list of 100 difficult or notable vocabulary words/phrases from the short story "A Letter to God" by Gregorio López y Fuentes, along with their meanings in English and Hindi:

📘 English - Hindi Vocabulary List (1–100)

No.	Word/Phrase	Meaning (English)	अर्थ (Hindi)
1	Crest	Top or summit	शिखर
2	Valley	Low area between hills	घाटी
3	Predicted	Said what would happen	भविष्यवाणी की
4	Approaching	Coming nearer	पास आना
5	Exclaimed	Cried out suddenly	जोर से कहा
6	Raindrops	Drops of rain	वर्षा की बूंदें
7	New coins	Symbolic for wealth	नए सिक्के (धन का प्रतीक)
8	Satisfied expression	Happy look	संतुष्ट चेहरा
9	Regarded	Looked at	देखा
10	Solitary	Alone or single	अकेला
11	Hope	Desire for something good	आशा
12	Hailstorm	Storm with hail	ओलों की आंधी
13	Envelope	A flat paper container	लिफाफा
14	Stamp	Postal sticker	टिकट
15	Mailbox	Box for sending letters	डाक पेटी
16	Postmaster	Head of post office	डाकघर प्रमुख
17	Amiable	Friendly and pleasant	मिलनसार
18	Faith	Strong belief	विश्वास
19	Correspondence	Communication by letters	पत्र व्यवहार
20	Goodwill	Kindness and charity	सद्भावना
21	Resolution	Strong decision	संकल्प
22	Charity	Giving help to the needy	दान
23	Denied	Refused	इंकार किया
24	Wrinkling	Folding due to effort	शिकन पड़ना
25	Public writing-table	Common desk for writing	सार्वजनिक लेखन मेज
26	Affixed	Stuck or attached	चिपकाया
27	Blow of his fist	Hit with hand	मुठी का प्रहार
28	Crooks	Dishonest people	धोखेबाज़
29	Convinced	Fully sure	आश्वस्त
30	Trouble	Worry or difficulty	परेशानी
31	Stormy sky	Sky filled with clouds and rain	तूफानी आकाश
32	Destroyed field	Ruined farmland	नष्ट खेत
33	Bright light	Symbol of hope	उजाला (आशा का प्रतीक)
34	Gathering clouds	Rain is near	घने बादल
35	Desperate	Feeling hopeless	निराश
36	Sowing	Planting seeds	बीज बोना
37	Field	Farmland	खेत
38	Crop	Cultivated plant	फसल
39	Yearning	Deep desire	गहरी इच्छा
40	Starved	Without food	भूखा
41	Request	Ask for something	निवेदन
42	Employees	Workers	कर्मचारी
43	Generous	Giving freely	उदार
44	Contribution	Donation or help	योगदान
45	Delivered	Sent or handed over	वितरित किया
46	Signature	Name signed	हस्ताक्षर
47	Surprised	Amazed	हैरान
48	Confidence	Trust	आत्मविश्वास
49	Mistake	Error	गलती
50	Mail	Postal system	डाक

51	Alone	Without others	अकेला
52	Shelter	Place of protection	आश्रय
53	Nature	Natural surroundings	प्रकृति
54	Letter	Written message	पत्र
55	Message	Information sent	संदेश
56	Moral	Lesson or theme	नैतिकता
57	Irony	Contradiction or twist	विडंबना
58	Innocence	Lack of guilt	मासूमियत
59	Blind faith	Unquestioning belief	अंध विश्वास
60	Humility	Modesty	विनम्रता
61	Satire	Humor to criticize	व्यंग्य
62	Symbolism	Using symbols	प्रतीकात्मकता
63	Compassion	Kindness	करुणा
64	Doubt	Uncertainty	संदेह
65	Heavenly	Related to God	दिव्य
66	Relief	Comfort after worry	राहत
67	Deceived	Fooled	धोखा दिया
68	Moral conflict	Clash of values	नैतिक संघर्ष
69	Disbelief	Lack of trust	अविश्वास
70	Realism	True to life	यथार्थ
71	Destiny	Fate or future	भाग्य
72	Faithfulness	Loyalty	निष्ठा
73	Selfless	Without selfish motives	निःस्वार्थ
74	Gratitude	Thankfulness	आभार
75	Innocent ignorance	Naïve belief	भोली अज्ञानता
76	Writer’s craft	Author's technique	लेखक की कला
77	Interpretation	Personal understanding	व्याख्या
78	Human nature	Basic behavior of people	मानवीय स्वभाव
79	Disappointment	Sadness from unmet expectations	निराशा
80	Sarcasm	Sharp mockery	ताना
81	Simile	Comparison using "like/as"	उपमा
82	Metaphor	Indirect comparison	रूपक
83	Farmer	One who works in fields	किसान
84	Fieldwork	Labor in farms	खेत का काम
85	Helplessness	Powerlessness	बेबसी
86	Village life	Rural lifestyle	गाँव का जीवन
87	Mail system	Postal service	डाक सेवा
88	Humorous twist	Funny unexpected change	हास्यजनक मोड़
89	Trustworthy	Reliable	भरोसेमंद
90	Postal fraud	Mail dishonesty	डाक घोटाला
91	Misinterpretation	Wrong understanding	गलत समझ
92	Reassurance	Comforting response	आश्वासन
93	Sincerity	Honesty	ईमानदारी
94	Inner belief	Deep faith	आंतरिक विश्वास
95	Contentment	Peaceful satisfaction	संतोष
96	Offense	Insult or attack	अपमान
97	Denunciation	Public blame	निंदा
98	Restoration	Return to former state	पुनःस्थापन
99	Forgiveness	Pardoning mistake	क्षमा
100	Truthfulness	Telling the truth	सच्चाई

 Short Answer Type Questions

Q.1: What are raindrops compared to and why?
A: Raindrops are compared to new coins—ten-cent and five-cent pieces—because they represent hope and wealth for Lencho, promising a good harvest and financial relief for his family.

Q.2: Who promised a good harvest?
A: Lencho believed God promised a good harvest through the arrival of rain, which he thought would nourish his crops and bring prosperity to his family after a dry season.

Q.3: How did Lencho’s prediction about rain come true?
A: Lencho predicted rain while looking at the sky during dinner. Soon, large drops began falling, fulfilling his belief and raising hopes for a much-needed successful harvest.

Q.4: Why was Lencho’s soul filled with sorrow?
A: Lencho’s soul filled with sorrow because a hailstorm destroyed his entire crop, dashing all hopes of survival and leaving his family without food or income for the coming year.

Q.5: Why was the family not really upset?
A: The family wasn’t deeply upset because they had faith in God. Lencho assured them that God would surely help, believing divine intervention would solve their desperate situation.

Q.6: Why did the postmaster send a reply to Lencho’s first letter addressed to God?
A: The postmaster, moved by Lencho’s faith, didn’t want it to be shaken. To preserve his belief in God, he decided to send a reply by collecting money from others.

Q.7: How was Lencho helped?
A: The postmaster and post office employees gathered money to send Lencho a partial amount as God’s reply, ensuring his faith remained intact and providing some help in hardship.

Q.8: Why was Lencho angry when he received the letter?
A: Lencho was angry because the letter contained less money than he asked God for. He believed post office employees stole part of the money meant for him from God.

Q.9: Do you think the post-office employees were a bunch of crooks?
A: No, the post-office employees weren’t crooks. They were kind-hearted people who selflessly helped Lencho. Ironically, Lencho misunderstood their help and wrongly assumed they had stolen God’s money.

Q.10 -Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it ? 

 A:  Yes, Lencho was surprised to find a letter with money in it. He had unwavering faith in God but didn’t expect a direct reply. However, he never doubted it came from God, showing his innocence and strong belief

Q.11: Why did the postman laugh heartily?
A: The postman laughed heartily when he saw Lencho’s letter addressed to God. He found it amusing and unusual that someone would write a letter to God, believing that He would respond.

Q.12: What was Lencho's remark for the post office employees?
A: Lencho called the post office employees "a bunch of crooks" because he believed they had stolen a part of the money that God had sent him in response to his letter.

Q.13: Who made Lencho angry?
A: Lencho was angry with the post office employees. He believed they had taken a portion of the money sent by God and accused them of dishonesty.

Q.14: What was the single hope for the family of Lencho?
A: The single hope for Lencho’s family was God’s help. After their crops were destroyed by hail, they relied completely on divine intervention to overcome their financial crisis.

Q.15: What did Lencho call the employees of the post office in his letter to God?
A: In his letter to God, Lencho called the post office employees “a bunch of crooks,” believing that they had taken a part of the money meant for him.

Q.16: What quality of Lencho impressed the postmaster? How did he decide to help him?
A: Lencho’s unwavering faith in God impressed the postmaster deeply. Touched by such sincerity, he collected money from colleagues and sent it to Lencho as an answer from God.

Q.17: What did the boys do exposing themselves to the rain in the chapter “A Letter to God”?
A: The boys ran outside to feel the falling raindrops, enjoying the fresh shower. They were excited and carefree, unaware of the upcoming disaster caused by the hailstorm.

Long Answer Type Questions

Q.1: What was Lencho's pride and possession?

 Ans: Lencho’s pride and possession were his corn fields, which he had cultivated with great effort and dedication. Being a poor but hardworking farmer, his entire livelihood depended on a good harvest. The crops not only represented food for his family but also the fruit of his honest labor. He trusted nature and God to provide through his land, which made the fields his most valued asset and source of hope for the future.

Q.2: Bring out Lencho’s immense faith in God.
Ans:Lencho’s faith in God was pure and absolute. After a devastating hailstorm destroyed his entire crop, he didn’t lose hope. Instead, he wrote a letter directly to God, asking for one hundred pesos to tide over the crisis. He was so certain that God would help that he waited confidently for a reply. When he received money from the post office employees, he believed it was God’s response, showing his deep and unwavering trust in divine help.

Q.3. How did the hailstones affect Lencho's field? What was his only hope?
Ans. The hailstones ruined Lencho's field completely. The corn plants were broken and the flowers were gone. There was nothing left to eat. Lencho and his family were very sad. They had no food and no money. His only hope was God. He had strong faith in God. He believed that God would help him in his bad time. So, he decided to write a letter to God asking for help.

Q.4: How did post office employees help Lencho? How did Lencho react to their help?

Ans: The post office employees, moved by Lencho’s faith, collected money among themselves and sent it as if from God. They could gather only seventy pesos. Lencho was not surprised to receive the money but was angry it wasn’t the full amount. He believed God had sent it, but accused the post office workers of stealing the rest, calling them dishonest.

Q.5: Sketch the character of the following:

 1-The postmaster 

Ans: The postmaster was kind, generous, and deeply moved by Lencho’s faith in God. He didn’t want to disappoint Lencho, so he decided to help by collecting money from his staff and sending it anonymously. He showed a sense of humanity and empathy. He was also clever, signing “God” on the envelope to preserve Lencho’s faith. His actions reveal that he was compassionate and had a good heart.

2-Lencho.
 Ans: Lencho was a simple and honest farmer. He worked hard in his field. He had great faith in God. He believed that God always helps good people. When his crops were destroyed by hailstones, he did not lose hope. He prayed to God and wrote a letter to Him. He asked for help with full faith. Lencho was also innocent. He believed that God would send money to him directly. He was hopeful and religious

Q.6: Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
Ans: After the hailstorm destroyed all his crops, Lencho and his family faced starvation. Left with no way to survive, he turned to God with complete faith. He believed God would help him through the crisis. So, he wrote a letter asking for one hundred pesos to buy seeds and support his family until the next harvest. This act showed Lencho’s simple, strong belief in divine power and hope in the face of hardship.

Q.7: How did the rain change into a disaster? How did it affect Lencho’s field?
Ans:  Initially, Lencho was happy to see the rain, as it was much needed for his crops. However, soon the rain turned into a severe hailstorm. Large hailstones fell for an hour, destroying all his corn and the hope of a harvest. His field looked white, as if covered with salt. The disaster left Lencho heartbroken, with no food or income. The storm ruined everything he had worked for throughout the year.

Q.8: Whom did Lencho call “a bunch of crooks” and why?
Ans:   Lencho called the post office employees “a bunch of crooks” because he received only seventy pesos instead of the hundred he had requested from God. He believed God had sent the full amount, and thought the remaining thirty pesos were stolen by the employees. Ironically, he doubted the very people who helped him, because of his innocent and unquestioning faith that God would fulfill his request completely.

Q.9: Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho?
Ans:  The postmaster was touched by Lencho’s deep faith in God. To preserve that faith and avoid disappointing him, he decided to help. He collected seventy pesos from his staff and himself, then sent it to Lencho in an envelope signed as "God." His intention was not only to assist a man in need but also to show compassion and kindness, proving that humanity can sometimes act as the hand of God.