A letter to God — Important Questions

A hundred pesos

The story clearly states that Lencho wrote: 'I need a hundred pesos in order to sow my field again and to live until the crop comes.' This was the amount he requested from God.

He had strong faith in God, He was hardworking, He was suspicious of post office employees

Lencho showed strong faith by writing to God, was described as 'an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields' (hardworking), and called post office employees 'a bunch of crooks' (suspicious). He was not wealthy or city-dwelling.

A postman

The story states: 'One of the employees, who was a postman and also helped at the post office, went to his boss laughing heartily and showed him the letter to God.' The postman discovered the unusual letter first.

So as not to shake the writer's faith in God

The story clearly states: 'So, in order not to shake the writer's faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea: answer the letter.' The postmaster was moved by Lencho's faith and wanted to preserve it.