A Letter To God
Chapter-1 A Letter to God Extract
Based Questions
Extract Based Questions
A. The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho — who knew his fields intimately — had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east.
1. The field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers means that-
A. Not a single flower was
bigger than a dot
B. The flowers were scattered
across
C. The flowers had shrunk in
size
D. The flowers were shaped like
dots
Ans B. The flowers were scattered across.
2. Based on the details of the house’s location, how can it best be
described?
A. Majestic
B. Imposing
C. Solitary
D. Unique
Ans C. Solitary
3. Lencho wished for a downpour or a heavy shower. Pick the option
that correctly lists the correct match for different kinds of rain.
|
(1) |
heavy rain |
(i) |
very heavy rain, tropical
rain |
|
(2) |
thunderstorm |
(ii) |
light rain that falls in very
fine drops |
|
(3) |
drizzle |
(iii) |
it’s coming down quite strong
and you get very wet very quickly |
|
(4) |
Torrential rain |
(iv) |
really heavy rain that comes
very suddenly |
|
(5) |
downpour |
(v) |
is a violent, short-lived
weather disturbance associated with lightning, thunder and strong, gusty
winds. |
A. (1)-(ii), (2)-(iv), (3)-(v), (4)-(i), 5-(iii)
B. (1)-(iv), (2)-(i),
(3)-(iii), (4)-(v), 5-(ii)
C. (1)-(v), (2)-(iii),
(3)-(iv), (4)-(ii), 5-(1)
D. (1)-(iii), (2)-(v), (3)-(i),
(4)-(ii), 5-(iv)
Ans D. (1)-(iii), (2)-(v), (3)-(i), (4)-(ii), 5-(iv)
4. Which quote supports the idea in the given extract?
A. “Farming is a profession of
hope.”
B. “I would rather be on my
farm than be emperor of the world.”
C. “Farming looks mighty easy
when your plough is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.”
D. “Those too lazy to plough in
the right season will have no food at the harvest.”
Ans A.
“Farming is a profession of hope.”
B. It was during the meal that, just as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the North East huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.
1. What could be seen approaching in the North-east?
A.
A huge flock of birds could be seen approaching in the North-east.
B.
Thick clouds of dust storm could be seen in the North-east.
C.
Huge mountains of clouds filled with water could be seen in the
North-east.
D.
Thunder, lightning and a comet could be seen approaching in the North-east.
Ans B. Thick clouds of dust storm could be seen in the
North-east.
2. Why did Lencho go out?
A.
to have a look at his crop.
B.
to quickly take the clothes hanging outside on the cloth stand inside to avoid
them from getting wet.
C.
to feel the pleasure of rain on his body.
D.
to take his animals under the shade as it was raining heavily.
Ans C. to feel the pleasure of rain on his body.
3. Which one of the following is not a synonym of predicted?
A.
examine
B.
foresee
C.
speculate
D.
None of these
Ans A. examine
4. What had Lencho predicted?
A.
it was going to be a beautiful and windy day.
B.
huge mountains of cloud would approach.
C.
it would rain that day.
D.
it would rain while he would be having his food
Ans C. it would rain that day.
C. But
in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the
valley, there was a single hope: help from God. Don’t be upset, even though
this seems like a total loss. Remember, no one dies of hunger.
A.
The help from God.
B.
The help from his wife.
C.
The help from his friends.
D. The help from his children.
Ans A. The help from God.
2. Who said, “Don’t be upset…”?
A. These words were spoken by Lencho.
B. These words were spoken by
the postmaster.
C. These words were spoken by a
postman.
D. None of the above
Ans A. These words were spoken by Lencho.
3. What loss had they suffered?
A. They had suffered the loss
of their crop.
B. They had suffered the loss
of their money.
C. They had suffered the loss
of their land.
D. They had suffered the loss
of their ancestral wealth.
Ans B. They had suffered the loss of their money.
4. Who was Lencho?
A. He was a hard working man.
B. He was a very nice and soft
spoken person.
C. He was a postmaster.
D. He was the owner of a huge
land area in the village.
Ans A. He was a hard working man.
D. With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flower, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. The boys, exposing themselves to the rain, ran out to collect the frozen pearls.
1. Why was Lencho looking satisfied?
A. he had earned good money
after selling his crop.
B. he had
received help from God.
C.
he had received help from post office employees.
D.
he was hopeful of a good harvest.
Ans D. he was hopeful of a good harvest.
2. What was draped in a curtain of rain?
A.
strong wind
B.
new silver coins
C.
frozen pearls which were very large hailstones.
D.
field of ripe corn.
Ans D. field of ripe corn.
How did the weather change?
A.
The rain suddenly stopped.
B.
The big drops of rain suddenly changed into very large hailstones.
C.
It rained heavily after the cloudburst.
D.
It rained heavily but at the same time a bright sun was shining.
Ans B. The big drops of rain suddenly changed into very large hailstones.
4. Which literary device is used in the phrase ‘ran out to collect
frozen pearls’?
A.
Simile
B.
Metaphor
C.
Personification
D.
Imagery
Ans B. Metaphor
E. All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write. The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter which he himself would carry to town and place in the mail. It was nothing less than a letter to God.
1. What kind of a man was Lencho?
A.
hardworking
B.
lazy
C.
stubborn
D.
economic
Ans A. hardworking
2. Why did he write a letter?
A.
because he wanted to check his writing skills.
B.
because he wanted help from God.
C.
because he wanted to go to meet his family.
D.
because he wanted to go abroad.
Ans B because he wanted help from God.
3. What do you mean by ‘an ox of a man’?
A.
It means a hard working man.
B
It means acting as an ox.
C.
It means he behaves like an animal.
D.
None of these
Ans A It means a hard working man.
4. Why did he visit the town?
A.
to meet his friend.
B.
to post the letter to God.
C.
to buy vegetables.
D.
for shopping
Ans B. to post the letter to God.
1. How did Lencho paste the stamp?
A.
He took glue from the post office window.
B.
He licked it and pasted it.
C.
He asked someone to paste it.
D.
None of these
Ans B. He licked it and pasted it.
2. What happened to the letter after reaching into the mailbox?
A.
The postmaster opened the letter and read it.
B.
It was collected by the other post-office employees.
C.
It was given back to Lencho.
D.
It was misplaced.
Ans A. The postmaster opened the letter and read it.
3. Which word in the passage means the same as ‘attached’?
A.
Envelope
B.
Affixed
C.
Crooks
D.
Employees
Ans B Affixed
4. Whom did Lencho call ‘bunch of crooks’ and why?
A.
His neighbours as they took his money.
B.
His friends as they grabbed his money.
C.
Post office employees as he got less money than he had asked for.
D.
None of these
Ans C. Post office employees as he got less money than he had asked
for.
SHORT ANSWER
QUESTIONS
(to be answered in about 30-40 words each)
Q1. What are the raindrops compared to and why?
Ans: Raindrops are compared to new coins-ten-cent and five cent pieces. It is because they promised a good harvest and as such good money.
Q2. How was Lencho sure that it was going to rain?
Ans: Lencho knew his fields intimately and he could predict
the weather by looking at the sky. His experienced eyes saw clouds and he
predicted rain.
Q3. Where did Lencho live?
Ans: Lencho lived in a house that was located at the
crest of a low hill. From that height, the river and the field of ripe corn
dotted with flowers could be seen. His house was the only one in the entire
valley.
Q4. Why did
Lencho's fields need 'a downpour or a shower'?
Or
Why did Lencho see the sky towards
north-east the entire morning?
Ans: The corn in Lencho's field was almost ripe and
was dotted with flowers. This was a promise of a good harvest but only if there
was some downpour or at least a shower. So, Lencho saw the sky towards
north-east the entire morning expecting rain.
Q5. What were Lencho's family members doing before
the rain arrived?
Or
In
what activities were Lencho's family members engaged before the rain arrived?
Ans: Before the rain arrived, Lencho's wife was
preparing supper, his older boys were working in the field, and the smaller
boys were playing near the house.
Q6. Why did
Lencho go out of his house when it started raining?
Or
Why
did Lencho go out and get wet in the rain?
Ans: Lencho went out of his house when it started
raining because he had been awaiting rain for a long time. The prospect of a
rich harvest left him excited and he wanted to feel the pleasure of rain on his
body.
Q7. What did Lencho compare the raindrops with and
why?
Or
Why did
Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins'? (Textual)
Or
How did Lencho describe the raindrops?
Or
"These are not raindrops falling from the
sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent pieces
and
the little ones are fives." Why did Lencho say this?
Ans: Lencho compared the raindrops with 'new coins'.
He compared the big drops to the ten cent pieces and the little ones to the
five cent pieces. He felt so because these raindrops were round, shining and
precious like coins. Besides, like coins, they were expected to bring him the
wealth of a good harvest of corn.
Q8. Why was Lencho satisfied to look at his field?
Ans: Lencho was satisfied to look at his filed
because it had ripe corn with flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. The rain
would have benefitted the corn and he would have got a good harvest.
Q9. "It's really getting bad now". What
was getting bad, according to Lencho?
Ans: The weather was getting bad because the rain
was soon accompanied by a strong wind. This wind blew hard and brought in large
hailstones that were as big as new silver coins and threatened to ruin Lencho's
crop.
Q10. How did
the storm damage Lencho's fields?
Or
Describe
the scene after the hailstorm.
Or
What happened to Lencho's fields after
the heavy storm?
Or
How did the rain change? What happened to
Lencho's fields?
Or
How
did the 'new silver coins' bring disaster to Lencho's corn field?
Ans: The storm that began with a light drizzle, soon
turned violent. Strong winds began to blow and were accompanied by large
hailstones. For an hour, the hailstones, that resembled 'new silver coins',
rained on the house, the garden, the hillside, the cornfield and the valley.
They covered the field like a sheet of white salt. Not a leaf remained on the
tress and the corn in the field was completely destroyed. The flowers too had
gone from the plants.
Q11. What
were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped? (Textual)
Or
What
did Lencho tell his sons after the storm had passed?
Or
"A
plague of locusts would have left more than this". When and why did Lencho
say these words?
Or
Why was Lencho's soul filled with
sadness?
Ans: After the storm had passed, Lencho's soul was
filled with sadness. He helplessly looked at his completely destroyed cornfield
and exclaimed that even the locusts wouldn't have ruined the crops to such an extent.
He also said that in the absence ofthe harvest, the entire family would have to
starve that year.
Q12. How did
Lencho's family members try to console him after the crops were damaged?
Ans: Though the family members were also heartbroken
after the crops were damaged, still they tried to console Lencho by telling him
that no one died of hunger. They comforted him by asking him not to get upset even
though it seemed like a total loss.
Q13. What was
Lencho's only hope?
Or
What hopes
did Lencho hang on to?
Ans: Lencho hung on to his only hope - 'the help of
God. He believed that God's eyes have the power to see everything. His eyes
could see even what is deep in one's conscience.
Q14. What was unusual about Lencho as a farmer?
Ans: Like all farmers Lencho was such a hard working
man, that the author calls him 'an ox of a man. But still, unlike other famers,
he wa sliterate and he knew how to read and write.
Q15. Why did
Lencho decide to write a letter to God?
Or
Who
or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do? (Textual)
Or
What did Lencho do on a Sunday morning
following the storm? Why?
Or
Why was Lecho and his family in
distress? Whom did Lencho ask for help?
Ans: Following the total devastation of his corn
field by the hail storm, Lencho was filled with sorrow. His family was on the
brink of starvation. In this critical time, God was his only hope. Having full
faith in Him, he decided to write a letter to God on a Sunday morning and ask for
a hundred pesos to sow his field again and to live until the crop came.
Q16. What were the contents of Lencho’s first letter
to God?
Or
Who
did Lencho write his first letter to? What did he write in it?
Ans: Lencho wrote his first letter to God. In this
letter, he told God that if He will not help him, his entire family would go
hungry that year. He then asked Him to send a hundred pesos to sow his field
again and live on it till the next harvest.
Q17. What did Lencho do to make sure that his letter
reached God?
Ans: To make
sure that his letter reached God, Lencho carried it himself to town. He
addressed the envelope "To God", put the letter inside it, placed a
stamp on the letter and dropped it into the mailbox.
Q18. How did the employees at the post office react
on seeing Lencho's letter?
Ans: The postmaster and his employees were shocked
to see Lencho's letter addressed to God. They found it very amusing and started
to laugh heartily after reading it. However, the postmaster immediately got
serious and admired the man's unflinching faith. The idea of starting a
correspondence with God fascinated him.
Q19. How did the postmaster react on seeing Lencho's
first letter to God?
Ans: The postmaster was deeply moved to see a letter
addressed to God. He marvelled at the sensitivity of the idea to start up a
correspondence with God. So, in order not to shake the writer's strong faith in
God, he decided to answer it.
Q20. What idea did the postmaster come up with after
reading Lencho’s letter?
Or
What
did the postmaster resolve to do after reading Lencho's letter? How did he
fulfill it?
Or
How
did the postmaster help Lencho?
Ans: After reading Lencho's letter, the kind-hearted
postmaster understood that to answer it he needed more than goodwill. So, he
resolved to keep Lencho's faith intact. To fulfill this resolve he collected
money from his friends and contributed a part of his salary aswell to be sent to
Lencho on God's behalf.
Q21. Why did the
postmaster send only seventy pesos to Lencho?
Or
How much money was the postmaster able to
collect for Lencho? Why
Ans: It was impossible for the postmaster to gather
together a hundred pesos, the amount requested by Lencho in his letter to God.
He could collect only seventy pesos after giving a part of his salary and
taking money from his friends 'for an act of charity'. So, he sent only seventy
pesos to Lencho.
Q22. An amount of 70 pesos was raised by the
postmaster. What light does this gesture reflect on human beings in general and
the post master in particular?
Ans: The postmaster's gesture reflects the goodness
of human heart. Human beings are generally charitable at heart and volunteer to
help their fellow beings. The incident particularly reflects the postmaster's
generosity and graciousness.
Q23. Why did Lencho visit the post office on
consecutive Sundays?
Ans: Lencho visited the post office on the first
Sunday to post the letter to God. The next Sunday he went there very confidently to
receive God's letter in reply to his own.
Q24. How did Lencho react on receiving God’s letter?
Or
Was
Lencho surprised to find the letter with money in it? (Textual)
Ans: Lencho
was not at all surprised to receive the letter and the money in it. He had
immense faith in God, and was absolutely certain that God would respond to his request.
Q25. What made Lencho angry when he opened the letter?
Or
How did Lencho react when he counted the
money? Or What were Lencho's feelings when he
opened
the letter with money in it?
Ans: Lencho was angry on finding just seventy pesos
enclosed in the letter. He felt that God could neither have made a mistake nor
could have denied his request. He suspected that the dishonest post office
employees must have stolen the missing amount.
Q26. Why did Lencho decide to write a second letter
to God?
Or
Why
was Lencho angry? And what did he do?
Ans: Lencho was angry to find just seventy pesos
enclosed in God's reply. Suspecting the dishonesty of the post office people,
he decided to write a second letter to God asking for the rest of the amount.
Q27. What were the contents of Lencho's second
letter to God?
Or
What did Lencho write in his second
letter to God?
Ans: The
second letter was a request to God for sending the remaining thirty pesos. The
letter also requested God not to send the amount through the mail as the
employees there were a bunch of crooks who had stolen his money.
Q28. What must have the postmaster expected in
Lencho's second letter?
Ans: Having done an act of charity, the postmaster
was feeling contented. So, he must have expected that Lencho's second letter
would contain words of gratitude at having received seventy pesos from God.
LONG
ANSWER QUESTIONS
(to
be answered in about 100 - 150 words each)
Ql. Who was Lencho? Why did he write a letter to
God?
Ans: Lencho was a simple, God-fearing farmer who was
an 'ox of a man1. He worked very hard in his fields and took delight in his
work. He was as committed to his family as he was to his fields. He worked hard
to provide for them and rejoiced in fulfilling his responsibilities. His mode
of livelihood depended on the mercy of nature which unfortunately once turned
unfavourable. A hail storm completely devastated his crops. However, he had
unshakeable faith in the generosity of God. So, he wrote a letter to God
explaining that the failure of crop would result in the starvation of his
family that year. He asked God to help him by sending a hundred pesos in order
to sow his field again and to live till the crop was ready. He had a child-like
confidence in God that prompted him to turn to Him for help and his unshakeable
faith led him to start a correspondence with the Almighty.
Q2. What prompted the postmaster to respond to
Lencho's letter?
Or
Why did the postmaster send money to Lencho?
Why did he sign the letter as 'God'?
Ans: One day,
one of the post office employees brought a strange letter to the postmaster.
This letter was addressed to God seeking help of a hundred pesos. Initially,
amused at the innocence of the writer of this letter, the postmaster was soon
touched by the depth of the man's stead fast faith in God. He did not want this
faith to be shaken at any cost. So, this kind-hearted man took upon himself the
task of assuring Lencho, the writer of the letter, that God existed and helped
those who believed in Him. He then collected seventy pesos by contributing a
part of his salary and raising the rest with the help of his friends and post
office employees. He enclosed this money with a letter that was to be sent as
God's response. So, the postmaster simply wrote a single word 'God' in this
letter. He did so because he wanted Lencho to believe that the letter with
which the money was enclosed was written by God himself.
Q3. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the
money to him? Why/ Why not?
Ans: No, Lencho did not try to find out who had sent
the money to him because he was confident that it had been sent to him by God.
Lencho was a simple farmer who had firm faith in the power of God. He believed
that God can see everything, even the inner most thoughts of a person. This
made his faith in God strong and complete. Besides, God was his only hope and
he did not know who else to approach in his trying times. Thus, he did not
doubt even once that the seventy pesos could have been sent by anyone else. In addition,
perhaps his experience about human help had not been good. This becomes evident
from the fact that even his family talks of hope only from God. Quite likely,
Lencho had distrust for human beings with regard to money matters. That's why
when he writes to God the second time, he tells Him not to send the remaining
money through the dishonest post office employees.
Q4. What do you think was the postmaster's reaction
to Lencho's second letter?
Ans: After having mailed seventy pesos to Lencho in
the name of God, the postmaster experienced the contentment of a man who had
performed a good deed. So, he must have expected the farmer to express his
gratitude and appreciation in his second letter to God. He eagerly opened this letter,
the moment Lencho dropped it in the mailbox. However, contrary to his
expectations, the postmaster found that Lencho had expressed dissatisfaction at
not having received the complete amount. In addition, he had doubted the
integrity of the post office employees and had called them 'a bunch of crooks'.
This must have come as a rude shock to the postmaster and might have left him
heartbroken and dejected. He might also have felt that his efforts had been a
waste. However, since he is projected as a sensible man, later he might have
felt relieved that his purpose of having been able to restore Lencho's faith in
God had been achieved. The eventual truth was that Lencho had not doubted even
once that the help was not sent by God.
Q5. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the
money? What is the irony in the situation?
Or
Why was
Lencho angry when he found that God had sent him only seventy pesos? Why is it ironical?
Ans: Lencho was angry when he found that God had
sent him only seventy pesos because he had firm faith in God and believed that
God could neither have made a mistake by sending less money nor could He have
denied him what he had requested. Ironically, his suspicion about the missing
amount fell on the post office employees who had actually taken the trouble to
contribute to the seventy pesos that he received. Had the post office employees
not taken this step, the poor farmer and his family would have had to face
starvation that year. It is again ironical that Lencho referred to these
kind-hearted souls as 'a bunch of crooks' in his second letter to God. The
irony is further compounded when Lencho instructs God not to send the remaining
money through the mail. Therefore, Lencho's firm faith in God's generosity
remains steadfast, but ironically he . doubts the goodness of human beings.
Q6. In
response to Lencho's letter, did God actually help him?
Ans: God's ways are mysterious. He does answer our
prayers and responds to our pleadings but His omniscient power doesn't appear
in person to work miracles for us. He fulfills our wishes through his
instruments in such a spontaneous manner that one wonders whether it is a
chance happening or a shower of His grace. In Lencho's case, God did answer his
request albeit indirectly and partially. The seventy pesos that reached Lencho
were an act of charity done by the people who too believed in God's kindness.
The motive of these people was not to let Lencho's faith in God be shaken.
Their volunteering to take upon themselves the responsibility to help Lencho
was in fact their way of answering God's call. They too must have experienced
God's generosity and thus they made an effort to keep alive a simple man's
faith.
Q7. There are two kinds of conflicts in the story -
between humans and nature and between humans themselves. How are these
conflicts illustrated?
Ans: The
story "A Letter to God" opens with a conflict between humans and
nature. This conflict is illustrated when the hailstorm completely destroys
Lencho's crops. The hard working farmer, along with his sons, toiled in his
fields and expectantly waited for a downpour to seal the prospects of a very
good harvest. However, nature, in its vicious mood, came in direct conflict
with him at this time. The helpless Lencho witnessed the ruin of his labour
caused by the hostile nature. The second conflict, which is between the humans,
is illustrated when Lencho accuses the post office employees as dishonest and
calls them a 'bunch of crooks' in his second letter to God. He fails to see
their act of charity and doubts their integrity. This situation shows a
conflict between humans which is the outcome of mistrust of one man with
another. Nature is more powerful than man, so human beings accept defeat in
case of a conflict with a superior power. However, they resent a situation where
the conflict is with another human being who is equally strong.
Q8. The story "A Letter to God" contains
three letters. Which one of these does the title refer to?
Ans: The
story "A Letter to God" contains three letters. Two are written to
God and the third is supposed to have been written by God. The title refers to
the first letter that Lencho writes to God as it is this letter that starts up
a correspondence with God. This letter depicts the faith of a simple farmer on
the only help that he can depend on. It is this first letter that arouses
humane sentiments in the postmaster and motivates him to help Lencho. Again, it
is the first letter that reveals the fact that humanity is still bound together
by its common faith in God. The second letter that Lencho writes to God also
brings to light an aspect of human psychology which indicates that people have
more faith in the unseen than in what is visible. Still, the title is about the
first letter that Lencho writes to God.
Q9. Discuss
the character of the postmaster in light of his act of charity towards Lencho.
Ans: The postmaster is a kind-hearted man who
admires the goodness in fellow human beings. He is amazed by the unshakeable
faith of Lencho in God. Although this fat and amiable man first laughs on
seeing Lencho's letter, but immediately his compassionate nature leads him to
appreciate the unique idea of starting a correspondence with God. He resolves
to help Lencho by sending him money on behalf of God. The generosity and
commitment of his character gets revealed when he takes upon himself the
responsibility of collecting money for Lencho. He voluntarily contributes a
part of his salary to thisfund. His sincerity can be seen in the way he makes
every possible effort to save a simple peasant's faith in God. He is a true
believer and so, wishes to have a faith similar to that of Lencho's. The
postmaster is thus an admirable character who inspires the virtues of fellow-feeling
and generosity.
Q10. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new
coins'? How did they change the face of Lencho's fields?
Or
Describe
the circumstances under which Lencho's crops were destroyed?
Answer. Lencho had been waiting for the rain since
morning. He expected 'a downpour or a shower1 in order to have a good harvest.
So when it began to rain, Lencho was very happy. He felt that the raindrops
resembled 'new coins'. He felt that the bigger drops were like ten cent pieces
and the little ones like fives. The raindrops seemed to him to be like round,
sparkling and precious coins. He knew that this rain would boost a good harvest
and would bring him prosperity just like coins. However, the same new coins
soon changed the face of Lencho's fields. After turning into 'new silver coins'
and 'frozen pearls', the raindrops fell in the form of hailstones. They rained
on the house, the garden, the hillside, the cornfield and on the whole valley.
In place of raising the crop better and bringing prosperity, these frozen
raindrops made his field white, as if covered with salt. The corn was
completely destroyed and the flowers had gone from the plants. Not a leaf
remained on the trees, and this filled Lencho's soul with sadness.
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