A Letter To God
(ভগৱানলৈ এখন চিঠি)
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About the author- G. L. Fuentes
Gregoio Lopez Funtes was born on 17 November, 1895, in Mexico. An acclaimed novelist poet and journalist, he was one of the leading chronicles of the Mexican Revolution.
Word Meaning (শব্দাৰ্থ)
Valley: low line area at the bottom of hills, পাহাৰৰ নামনিত থকা সমতল অঞ্চল।
Crest: top of hills , পাহাৰৰ শিখৰ।
Harvest: crop, উৎপাদিত শষ্য।
Downpour: mild rain, মুষল ধাৰে পৰা বৰষুণ।
Approaching: coming near in position, কাষ চাপি অহা।
Regarded: gazed at, থৰ লাগি চোৱা।
Hailstones: small balls of ice that fall like rain, শিলবৰষুণ।
Locusts: insects which fly in big swarms, কাকতী ফৰিং।
Sorrowful: filled with sorrow, বিষাদেৰে ভৰি পৰা।
Solitary: lonely, নিঃসঙ্গ।
Sow: plant crops, শষ্যৰ বীজ সিঁচা।
Heartily: without restraint, প্ৰতিবন্ধকতা নোহোৱাকৈ।
Resolution: decision, সিদ্ধান্ত।
Charity: help, সহায়।
Deed: action, কাম।
denied: refused, প্ৰত্যাখ্যান কৰা।
Wrinkling: folding, ভাজ কৰি।
Affixed: attached, লগাই দিয়া।
Crook: dishonest person, প্ৰবঞ্চক।
Oral Comprehension Check (মৌখিক বোধশক্তিৰ পৰীক্ষা)
Textbook page 5
Question 1 : What did Lencho hope for?
Answer : Lencho hoped for a good rain as it was much needed for a good harvest.
Question 2 : why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Answer : Lencho compared the raindrops with new coins because they were promising him a good harvest resulting in more prosperity.
Question 3 : How did the rain change ? Why happened to Lencho’s fields?
Answer : The rain changed into hailstorm as a strong wind began to blow and huge hailstones began to fall alongwith the rain.
All the crops in Lencho’s field got destroyed because of the weather conditions.
Question 4 : What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer : Lencho was filled with grief after the hail stopped as everything was ruined and there was nothing he could feed his family with. He could see a bleak future for him and his family.
Textbook page 6
Question 5 : Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Answer : Lencho had firm faith in God. He believed that God sees everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience and helps one in one’s problems.
He wrote a letter to God demanding Him a hundred pesos to sow his field again.
Question 6 : Who read the letter?
Answer : Postmaster read the letter.
Question 7 : What did the postmaster do after reading the letter?
Answer : The postmaster laughed when he read Lencho’s letter but soon he became serious and was moved by the writer’s faith in God. He didn’t want to shake Lencho’s faith in God. So, he decided to collect money and send it to Lencho on behalf of God.
Textbook page 7
Question 8 : Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Answer : Lencho was not surprised to find a letter with money from God as he believed that God will help him.
Question 9 : What made Lencho angry ?
Answer : There were only seventy pesos in the envelope whereas Lencho had demanded a hundred pesos. The difference in the amount made him angry.
TEXTUAL EXERCISES
Thinking about the text
Q1. Who does Lencho have complete faith in? What sentences in the story tell you this?
Answer – Lencho has complete faith in God, who sees everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience.
The following sentences in the story tell us this :
“Don’t be so upset; even though this seems like a total loss. Remember, no one dies of hunger”.
“God”, he wrote, “If you don’t help me, my family will go hungry this year”.
Q2. Why does the Postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter to god?
Answer – The postmaster sent money to Lencho to help him at the time of his distress. Hailstones had totally destroyed his corn. His family would go hungry that year. Lencho had written a letter to God to send him a hundred pesos. In order not to shake the man’s faith in God, the postmaster collected seventy pesos and sent them to Lencho and signed his letter ‘God’.
Q3. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
Answer – No, Lencho, did not try to find out who had sent the money to him because he has firm faith in God. He was sure that God would help him.
Q4. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation?
Answer – Lencho thinks the rest of the money has been taken by the employees of the post office. The irony in the situation is that it is another way round instead of taking away the money the employees of the post office had collected money to help him at the time of his distress. But the Lencho said that the post office employees were a “bunch of crooks”.
THINKING ABOUT LANGUAGE
There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks?
gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
Question 1 : A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle ………….
Answer : cyclone.
Question 2 : An extremely strong wind …………..
Answer : gale.
Question 3: A violent tropical storm with very strong wind ………………….
Answer : typhoon.
Question 4 : A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel ………………
Answer : tornado.
Question 5 : A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the Western Atlantic Ocean………….
Answer : hurricane.
Question 6 : A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage………..
Answer : whirlwind.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER
(1) Who wrote “A letter to God”
Ans: G.L. fuentes worte `A letter to Godʼ.
(2) Who was lencho?
Ans: Lencho was a farmer.
(3) Where did lencho house situated?
Ans: Lemcho's house was situated in the crest of the law hill in the entire valley.
(4) What could see from the height of Lencho house?
Ans: Frok the height of Lemcho's house one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest.
(5) Why did Lencho call the post office employees 'a bunch of crook'?
Ans: Lencho call the post office employees 'a bunch of crook' because he thought they had stolen part of the money that God had sent him.
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