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A Letter to God
How did the postmaster react after reading the letter?
As soon as the postmaster read the letter, he started laughing. But, soon he became serious when he realized the predicament of the person who had written the letter. Being impressed by that person's faith in God, he tapped the letter on the desk. He said that he wished that he also kept the same faith in God.
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Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Who read the letter?
What did the postmaster do then?
Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
What made him angry?
Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’?
Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation? (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.)
Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.
greedy naive stupid ungrateful
selfish comical unquestioning
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