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Summary of A letter to God in 100 or 110 Words

The story “A Letter to God” is about Lencho, a farmer. His crops were destroyed by a storm. He writes a letter to God, asking for money. The people at the post office saw his letter and felt that this man had a strong faith in God. We should keep his faith. They gathered some money for him, but they could collect only 70 pesos and Lencho had demanded 100 pesos. Lencho thought that the money was from God.

He was happy but also thought that the post office workers took some of it. He also wrote another letter stating that the post office employees are the bunch of crooks. The story shows how much Lencho believes in God. It also shows the postal workers being nice. But it also talks about how Lencho is innocent and a bit disappointed.

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Based on the chapter “A Letter to God”, here are the points that will help you to learn it and understand it better- 

1. The Farmer’s Faith: Lencho, a farmer, shows firm faith in God when his crops are destroyed by hail.

2. The Letter: He writes a letter to God, asking for 100 pesos to replant his crops and support his family.

3. The Post Office’s Role: Postal workers find the letter amusing but are touched by Lencho’s faith. They decide to collect money to help him.

4. Community Kindness: The workers, along with the postmaster, contribute their own money, although they couldn’t gather the full amount requested.

5. Lencho’s Reaction: Lencho receives the money without surprise, believing it truly came from God. However, he gets angry when he finds it’s less than he asked for.

6. Funny and Wrong Blame: Lencho believed God couldn’t make mistakes. He thought the missing money was the postal workers’ fault. In a second letter to God, he called them “crooks.”