A Letter to God

🌟 Welcome to "A Letter to God"

They say faith can move mountains. But what should we put our faith in? This is the question this story delicately poses.

This interactive lesson explores the story "A Letter to God," which tells the tale of Lencho, a farmer who writes a letter to God when his crops are ruined by a hailstorm, asking for a hundred pesos. Through this simple yet profound narrative, we'll discover themes of faith, kindness, and irony.

We'll also explore two beautiful poems by Robert Frost: "Dust of Snow" and "Fire and Ice." These poems, though short, contain deep reflections on life, nature, and human emotions.

📝 Let's Begin

Before reading the story, let's think about faith and what it means to believe in something deeply.

Lencho is a farmer who writes a letter to God when his crops are ruined, asking for a hundred pesos. Does Lencho's letter reach God? Does God send him the money? Think what your answers to these questions would be, and guess how the story continues, before you begin to read it.

Pre-Reading Activity: Money Order Form

One of the cheapest ways to send money to someone is through the post office. Have you ever sent or received money in this way?

Let's explore how a money order works by filling out a simple form:

Sender's Name:

Receiver's Name:

Amount (in pesos):

Message (Space for Communication):

Think and Reflect

What kind of faith do you think Lencho has? Have you ever had complete faith in something or someone?

DUST OF SNOW

FIRE AND ICE

❓ Reading Comprehension Questions

🌪️ Storm Types

In the story, a hailstorm destroys Lencho's crops. 'Hailstones' are small balls of ice that fall like rain. A storm in which hailstones fall is a 'hailstorm'. You know that a storm is bad weather with strong winds, rain, thunder and lightning.

There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can you match the names with their descriptions?

1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle:

2. An extremely strong wind:

3. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds:

4. A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel:

5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean:

6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage:

Choose from: gale, whirlwind, cyclone, hurricane, tornado, typhoon

🔄 Metaphors

The word metaphor comes from a Greek word meaning 'transfer'. Metaphors compare two things or ideas: a quality or feature of one thing is transferred to another thing.

In the story "A Letter to God," there are several metaphors. Complete the table by finding metaphors for the objects mentioned:

Object	Metaphor	Quality or Feature Compared
Raindrops	"new coins"
Hailstones	"frozen pearls" / "silver coins"
A plague	"would have left more than this"
Lencho - "an ox of a man"	"working like an animal"