‘A Letter to God’ Class 10 is the story of a farmer called Lencho who has complete and unending faith in the Almighty ‘God’. He had a good crop prospectus but needed rain badly to have a good harvest. The rain begins but soon turns into hail storm and destroys the whole crop. He wrote a letter to God seeking from him hundred pesos to help her family saved from starving… Now read the summary below to know the whole story.

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Lencho’s house and crop needs rain

Lencho was farmer and had his lonely house in the valley. It was situated on the top of a low hill. From there one could see the river and the fields. Lencho had a good crop. But it needed rains badly.

लेंचो किसान था और घाटी में उसका अकेला घर था। यह एक नीची पहाड़ी की चोटी पर स्थित था। वहां से नदी और खेतों को देखा जा सकता था। लेंचो की अच्छी फसल थी। लेकिन बारिश की सख्त जरूरत थी।

The rain begins and rain drops are like new coins

Lencho saw the sky in the north. It had rain clouds. His wife was preparing the supper. He told her that God willing it would rain. Soon big drops of rain began to fall. Lencho went out to feel the rain on his body. He was very glad. He said that the drops of rain were like new coins. The big drops were ten cent pieces and the little ones were worth five each.

लेंचो ने उत्तर में आकाश देखा। बारिश के बादल थे। उसकी पत्नी खाना बना रही थी। उसने उससे कहा कि भगवान की इच्छा है कि बारिश हो। देखते ही देखते बारिश की बड़ी-बड़ी बूँदें गिरने लगीं। लेंचो अपने शरीर पर बारिश को महसूस करने के लिए बाहर चला गया। वह बहुत खुश हुआ। उन्होंने कहा कि बारिश की बूंदें नए सिक्कों की तरह थीं। बड़ी बूंदों की कीमत दस प्रतिशत थी और छोटी बूंदों की कीमत पांच-पांच थी।

The rain converts into huge hailstorm and destroys crop

But soon the hail rained on everywhere. Hailstones resembled silver coins. The house, the fields and the hill-side were covered with the white hails. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed. So, were the flowers. Lencho was sorrowful. They would have no corn this year.

लेकिन जल्द ही हर जगह ओलावृष्टि हुई। ओले चांदी के सिक्कों के समान थे। घर, खेत और पहाड़ी किनारे सफेद ओलों से ढके हुए थे। पेड़ों पर एक पत्ता भी नहीं रहा। मक्का पूरी तरह से फूल समेत नष्ट हो गया। लेंचो दुखी था। इस साल उनके पास खाने के लिए मक्का नहीं होगा।

Lencho writes to God as he has complete faith in God

Lencho was sad but he had a single hope: help from God. He had learnt from people and was sure that no one dies of hunger. God takes care of everyone. He had a great belief in God. The following Sunday he went to the post office. He wrote a letter to God to send him hundred pesos. He wrote ‘God ‘ as the address.

लेंचो उदास था लेकिन उसे एक ही उम्मीद थी: भगवान से मदद की उम्मीद । उसने लोगों से सीखा था और यकीन भी था कि कोई भूख से नहीं मरेगा। भगवान सबका ख्याल रखता है। ईश्वर में उसकी गहरी आस्था थी। अगले रविवार को वह डाकघर गया। उसने ईश्वर को सौ पेसो भेजने के लिए एक पत्र लिखा। उन्होंने पते के रूप में ‘भगवान’ लिखा।

The Postmaster collects money for Lencho to keep his faith in God intact

An employee of the post office showed this letter to the postmaster. The postmaster laughed seeing the address. He wished himself to have such a faith in God. He had had an idea: answer the letter. He read the letter and found that the writer needed money. The postmaster sympathised with the poor man Lencho and to keep his faith in God intact he decided to collect money from his friends and employees and also gave his own contribution. The postmaster could collect only seventy pesos. He put the money in an envelope and addressed it to Lencho. He wrote a single word on it ‘God’ as a signature.

डाकघर के एक कर्मचारी ने यह पत्र पोस्टमास्टर को दिखाया। डाकपाल यानि की पोस्टमास्टर ये पता देखकर हंस पड़ा। वह खुद चाहते था कि भगवान में ऐसा विश्वास होना चाहिए । उसके मन में एक विचार आया : पत्र का उत्तर दो। उसने पत्र पढ़ा और पाया कि लेखक को पैसे की जरूरत है। पोस्टमास्टर ने गरीब आदमी लेंचो के प्रति सहानुभूति व्यक्त की और भगवान में उसकी आस्था को बरकरार रखने के लिए उसने अपने दोस्तों और कर्मचारियों से धन इकट्ठा करने का फैसला किया और अपना योगदान भी दिया। डाकपाल केवल सत्तर पेसो जमा कर सकता था। उसने पैसे को एक लिफाफे में रखा और लैंचो को संबोधित किया। उन्होंने हस्ताक्षर के रूप में उस पर एक शब्द ‘भगवान’ लिखा था।

Lencho receive the money

The following Sunday Lencho came to the post office. He asked if there was any letter for him. He was given that letter. Lencho did not show any surprise on seeing the money. He got angry when he counted the money and found only seventy pesos. He felt that God could not have made a mistake.

अगले रविवार लेंचो डाकघर आया। उन्होंने पूछा कि क्या उसके लिए कोई पत्र आया है। उसे वह पत्र दिया गया जो पोस्मैस्टर ने लिखा था । लेनचो ने पैसे देखकर कोई आश्चर्य नहीं दिखाया। पैसे गिनने पर वह क्रोधित हो गया क्योंकी केवल सत्तर पेसो ही थे । उसे लगा कि भगवान कोई गलती नहीं कर सकता यानि भगवान तो पूरे पैसे ही भेजते ।

Lencho’s reply to the letter and he calls post office employees ‘a bunch of crooks’.

Immediately Lencho wrote another letter to God. He put it into the mailbox. The postmaster opened it. Lencho had written in that letter that he had received only seventy pesos. But he had asked for hundred pesos. He asked God to send them the rest. But God should not send it through the mail. It was because the post office employees were bunch of crooks.

तुरंत लैंचो ने भगवान को एक और पत्र लिखा। उसने इसे मेलबॉक्स में डाल दिया। डाकपाल ने उसे खोला। लैंचो ने उस पत्र में लिखा था कि उसे केवल सत्तर पेसो मिले थे। लेकिन उसने सौ पैसे मांगे थे। उसने भगवान से बाकी को भेजने के लिए कहा। लेकिन भगवान को इसे डाक से नहीं भेजना चाहिए यानि इस डाकघर के कर्मचारियों पर उसे भरोसा नहीं था। उसने कहा की कम पैसे की वजह चोर कर्मचारी थे क्योंकि डाकघर के कर्मचारी बदमाशों के झुंड थे जिन्होंने भगवान के भेजे हुए पूरे पैसे में से कुछ निकाल लिए थे।

Key points: A Letter to God Class 10

Lencho is an honest farmer whose fields have a rich harvest of ripe corns.
He is awaiting a good rainfall for his crops.
But unfortunately, hailstones destroy his crops completely.
He is a man of strong faith in God.
He believed that God would not let his family starve.
He writes a letter to God asking him for hundred pesos. A post man, who sees the address, hands over the letter to the postmaster.
The postmaster reads the letter and is moved by Lencho’s faith in God.
He does not want to shake Lencho’s faith.
He collects money from the post office employees and his friends. He also contributes a part of his salary for Lencho.
He puts seventy pesos in an envelope with the letter in which only ‘God’ is written.
He gives the envelope to Lencho when it comes to enquire about a letter
Lencho believes that God has sent the money to him. He is angry to find only seventy pesos.
He believes the post office employees have taken away 30 pesos.
He writes back asking God to send the remaining 30 pesos directly to him and not through mail.
He considers the post office employees as dishonest and calls them a bunch of crooks.