Passage- 1
They say faith can move mountains. But what should we put our faith in? This is the question this story delicately poses.Lencho is a farmer who writes a letter to God when his cropsare ruined, asking for a hundred pesos. Does Lencho’s letter reachGod? Does God send him the money? Think what your answers tothese questions would be, and guess how the story continues, beforeyou begin to read it.Activity1. One of the cheapest ways to send money to someone is throughthe post office. Have you ever sent or received money in thisway? Here’s what you have to do. (As you read the instructions,discuss with your teacher in class the meanings of these words:counter, counter clerk, appropriate, acknowledgement, counterfoil,record. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Are there wordscorresponding to these English words in your languages?)
