Class 10 English - MP
Prose: A Letter to God
A Letter to God by G.L. Fuentes is the first prose piece in the Class 10 English textbook for MPBSE students. The story revolves around Lencho, a hardworking farmer whose entire corn crop is destroyed by a severe hailstorm. With unwavering faith in God, Lencho writes a letter addressed directly to God, asking for a hundred pesos to survive and resow his fields. The postmaster and postal employees, touched by his innocence and blind faith, collect money to help him. This chapter teaches students about deep faith, human kindness, and irony, and is a staple for board exam comprehension and character analysis questions.
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Lencho's Character
Lencho is a simple, hardworking farmer with extreme, childlike faith in God, believing that God's eyes see everything, even what is deep in one's conscience.
The Hailstorm
The natural disaster that ruins Lencho's ripe cornfield, turning his hope of a good harvest into despair and triggering the main plot of the story.
The Postmaster's Act
A kind-hearted and empathetic postmaster who decides to answer Lencho's letter by collecting money from his employees to preserve Lencho's faith in God.
Dramatic Irony
The central literary device in the story where the reader knows the post office employees sent the money, but Lencho suspects them of being a 'bunch of crooks'.
Blind Faith vs. Reality
The theme exploring absolute trust in divine intervention contrasted with the practical goodwill of human beings.
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Board Exam Info
In the MPBSE Class 10 English board examination, this chapter typically carries around 4 to 6 marks. Questions usually include reading comprehension extracts (seen passages), short answer questions about Lencho's character and faith, and occasional long-answer questions focusing on the irony at the end of the story.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
Lencho's entire corn crop was destroyed by a hailstorm. With no other source of help, he wrote a letter to God asking for 100 pesos to feed his family and resow his fields.
Who received Lencho's letter and what did they do?
A postman received the letter and showed it to the postmaster. Moved by Lencho's absolute faith, the postmaster and his staff collected money among themselves to help him.
Why did Lencho call the post office employees a 'bunch of crooks'?
Lencho received 70 pesos instead of the 100 pesos he asked for. Believing God could not make a mistake, he assumed the post office employees stole the missing 30 pesos.
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