Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Lencho had faith in God. He was hopeful about the help from God. He believed that God sees everything. He can peep into one’s conscience deeply. He wrote a letter to God asking for a hundred pesos in order to sow his field again and to live until the crop grew.
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. The hailstorm had affected the corn fields very badly. He lamented that even a plague of locusts would have left more than what was left after the hail storm. He said that they would not have any corn that year. They worked so hard throughout the year but all in vain.
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Lencho's corn fields were ready to be harvested. His fields needed shower before harvesting. He would be able to earn a good amount of money by selling the harvest. Thus, the raindrops looked like 'new coins' to him.
What did Lencho hope for?
Lencho hoped for rains because the corn fields needed rain shower for irrigation.