A Letter to God

Setting

• House isolated in a valley on a hill.
• River and fields of rapecorn nearby.
• Fields in need of rain.

Characters

• Lencho: Farmer, waits for rain.
• Family: Older boys working, younger ones playing.

Plot Summary

Rain and Hailstorm

• Lencho observes the sky, hoping for rain.
• Big drops of rain start falling; Lencho feels happy.
• Suddenly, a strong wind and hailstones follow.
• Hail destroys crops, leaving the fields white and barren.
• Lencho is devastated, compares it to a locust plague.
• Lencho remarks that they will have no corn and will go hungry this year.

Hope and Faith

• Despite the destruction, Lencho retains hope in divine help.
• Writes a letter to God asking for 100 pesos to replant crops.
• Takes the letter to the town and mails it.

Post Office's Reaction

• Postman and postmaster read the letter.
• Postmaster decides to help Lencho, collects money from employees and friends.
• Collects 70 pesos and sends it to Lencho with a note signed 'God.'

Lencho's Reaction

• Lencho receives the letter and money, counts only 70 pesos.
• Believes God couldn't make a mistake; suspects postal employees.
• Writes another letter to God asking for the remaining 30 pesos, calling postal employees crooks.