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Chapter- 1 English Language and Literature- First Flight (Latest 2018-19), , ALetter to God, , By- G.L. Fuentes, , About the Author- G.L. Fuentes, , Scanned with CamScanner
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G.L. Fuentes — A Short Biography, , Gregorio Lopez Y Fuentes was born on July 11, 1897, at Lanzarote in the, Canary Islands. At his teen age, he worked on cargo ships that went out of, the Canary Island to Trinidad and Puerto Rico. He first went to sea as a deck, boy with his Father at the age of ten. He also went to the Spanish parts of, Valencia and Sevilla to South America. Finally he migrated permanently to, Cuba at an age of twenty-two. Gregorio Lopez Fuentes, a lifelong cigar, smoker, left the world in 2002 at the age of 105 years. At that time he was, suffering from cancer ., , Introduction of the lesson- A Letter to God, , INTRODUCTION, , An extremely hard working man named Lencho was a farmer by profession. He was really very innocent and, worked to an extreme. Yet, his crops was destroyed due to heavy hailstorm. He had a blind faith in God. He, thought that God would surely help him by sending some money so that he could survive in this difficult situation., With this thought he wrote a letter to God in which he asked God to send some money. First the letter was, received at the post-office, the post master read Lencho's letter addressed to God. It sounded strange yet seeing, the faith of Lencho he and the other postmen of the post-office extended their hands to help Lencho. They, collected some money which was actually not sufficient and kept the collected sum into an envelope. The next, Sunday, Lencho arrived to check whether there was any letter for him. The master handed over the envelope to, him. On opening the envelope he found the cash. But it was less than what he had made a demand for. In an angry, mode he wrote another letter to God. In this letter he requested God to send him the remaining amount directly, not through post office because the post-office employees were a bunch of crooks., , , , Scanned with CamScanner
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Important Word-Meanings of difficult words from the lesson- A Letter to God, WORD-MEANINGS, , [PAGE 3] : Entire = complete ah; crest = top of a hill (Raza); harvest= season's yield of crop ( PH);, downpour = heavy rain GAA TY) ; throughout = all through (FT) ; Intimately = thoroughly (area)!, , [PAGE 4] : Predict = say in advance (ufd@1aTuf] 1 ) ; expression = aspect of face (Id). regarded = looked, closely (SM G GG); draped = dressed/covered (G41 ESM); curtain = cover(ST4RU)) ; hailstones = Frozen rain (ic);, resemble = be similar (S140 4 fC ; exposing = leaving uncovered (Gm /SUISI BIS GA); Frozen = frozen (FA, @Q); pearls = pearls (idl); remain = be still present (S19 Tal) plague = cause of disaster (we atart fae); locust, , = egh,, , [PAGE 5] : solitary =a lonely (san) upset = worried / troubled (G83); instruct = teach/ inform (RRE/aa) 5, conscience = moral sense of right / wrong (SiaRT@); still = even in this /that time (3mfi sf) ; boss = person in, authority (41a); career =a profession (Aqua); amiable = kind-hearted (uIq -sa4), , [PAGE 6] : Tap = give light, quick blows (YUAN; continent = remark (feu1Ufl @Hl) correspondence stuck =, exchange of letter (Ja Ode), shake = weaken (Rar /HAGK PET ); goodwill = friendly feeling (WEHIE7) ;, stuck = remained determined (€@- F124); resolution = determination (Wl $214); salary = pay, emoluments (ac), ; obliged =compelled (THX EM): charity = benefaction (Z21/SaRM) ; contain = have within itself S/N);, signature =signature (G&q1ai%); handed = gave (fea; experiencing =felling ( HEGN PRM) ; contentment =, satisfaction ale); perform =do (®t) ; deed = act (@P4); slightest = very little @gd HH) |, , Confidence = faith (4); deny = say no/refuse (SHR HCN); wrinkling = have wrinkles hai en; brow = (here), forehead (Tel ); caused =(here) made (44141); effort = attempt (Wd); express = show by words ( Had Hil); lick, = pass the tongue over / under (AIc*l); affix = fix / fasten (FIM) |, , [PAGE 7] : Blow = hard stroke with fist, etc. (WE); since = because (Alf); mail = Post (ST); bunch = gang /, group (4g); crook = rogue / swindler (611/eaaTs) |, , Summary in English- A Letter to God, , DETAILED SUMMARY- A Letter to God, , Lencho was a dedicated agriculturist. He was expecting a decent harvest yet sadly; a hail storm came and, destroyed his harvest totally. Lencho was very sad he had a strong belief in God. He was sure that God would, definitely help him. He was an extremely straightforward man. He composed a letter to God. In the letter, he asks, God to send him one hundred pesos. At that point, he went to the post office and put the letter into the post box,, , Scanned with CamScanner
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The postman removed the letter from the letter-box. He read the address on it and laughed badly when he rushed, to the postmaster and demonstrated to him that strange letter. The postmaster also chuckled in the same way, when he saw the address of God. When he read the letter, he got very serious. He lauded this man who had, extraordinary confidence in God. He decided to help him. He asked the employees of the post office to give, money. He gave a part of-of his salary. But they were able to collect only a little more than half the money, requested for by Lencho. The postmaster put the money in an envelope and addressed it to Lechno. Nen Sunday,, Lencho came again to the post-office. He asked if there was any letter for him. The postmaster took out the letter, and gave it to Lencho. Lencho was not surprised at seeing the money. But when he counted the money, he became, angry. He thought that God could not have made a mistake. He took paper and ink and wrote another letter to, God. Then he put the letter into the letter-box., , After Lencho had gone, the postmaster and the employees read the letter. Lencho had complained to God that he, had received only seventy pesos. This time he requested God to send him the rest of the money also. But he asked, God not to send the money through the mail. He wrote that the post-office employees were a bunch of crooks., , SHORT SUMMARY (2), , 1. Lencho a Farmer: Lencho was a farmer. His house was the only one in the entire valley. |t was on the top of a, hill. His fields needed a good harvest. He was looking towards the sky hoping for rain. During the meal, big, drops of rain began to fall. He went out to feel the rain on his body., , 2. Raindrops Like Coins: Lencho was satisfied. The drops of rain were like coins. The big drops were ten cent, pieces and the little ones were worth five each. Suddenly, a strong wind began to blow. Lencho was worried., , 3. Raining of Huge Hailstones: Along with the rain came very large hailstones. They truly did resemble 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, that year., , Scanned with CamScanner
