Rancho's house – thelone house in t

Rancho's house – the
lone house in the entire valley – was on
the crown of a low hill. From the
pinnacle of the hill one could see the
rapid flowing stream and next to it vast
fields of ripe corn in between the red
kidney bean flowers. Looking at it one
could predict that it was going to be
good harvest but it needed a rainfall,
however brief.
All through the morning Rancho kept scanning the sky for signs of rainfall and he
was quite confident that it would rain. “You know, woman, now we are finally
going to get some rain.” His wife, who was busy preparing food, replied: “Yes, God
willing.”
As soon as Rancho's family, his wife and sons, sat for dinner, just as he had
predicted big drops of rain started falling. In the Northeast huge clouds were
covering the sky like a blanket. The air had the smell of rain combined with the
smell of fresh earth. The atmosphere at that time was absolutely heavenly. The
boys left their food on pretext of getting one thing and another. All they wanted
was to get wet and play in the rain.
Rancho was very happy as he looked at his field, “Ah! now my harvest is
going to be wonderful.” He started dreaming about all the things he will be doing
once he sells the crops. Suddenly heavy winds began to blow accompanied by big
drops of rain, which looked like huge pearls of ice. “Oh my God! This can't be
happening,” he thought. “NO!! NO!! I will be destroyed. This is no rain, it is a
hailstorm. I hope it will pass soon.” But in front of his family he kept a strong front
and said, “I am sure it will pass soon, don't worry.”
Unfortunately it didn't. The hailstorm lasted the whole night. It destroyed
entire field of his precious crops. Everything looked so white as if someone had
thrown sacks and sacks of pearls all over the place.

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Rancho and his wife were worried to death. Everything they had was destroyed
and they had no inkling as to what they will do.
The boys asked them, “What are we going to do? Everything is destroyed.
We don't even have few pieces of corn or beans. Does this mean we are going to die
of hunger?”
Rancho said, “ My sons, nobody dies of hunger. Always remember we have
God. I am sure he will help us.”
All through the night Rancho kept on thinking how to ask for help from
God. “God knows everything but I think I should write to Him and ask directly what I
want.”
Rancho was thankful for the day his parents had sent him to school. Even
though he wasn't interested in studies but he had grudgingly learned to read and
write. So he took out paper and pen and started writing.
Rancho Lucas
The Violet Hill
Argentina
18 th May 1999
Dear God
Hi,
I am writing this letter to you out of extreme urgency, otherwise I
wouldn't have disturbed you. You know about the recent hailstorm in
my place. Well, it has destroyed me. Everything in my farm was
destroyed. My corn and kidney beans were almost ready and all it
needed was a rainfall but instead of rainfall came a storm. If it had
lasted for short period it would have been OK, but unfortunately it
lasted for an entire night. It has put me at a serious disadvantage, you
see God, my sole source of income is that farm and now it is
completely destroyed. Nothing is left. If I leave it like this my family
will die of hunger, since we will not have anything to eat. I can't sit
still and do nothing about it. I need 100 pesos to buy the seeds and
resow my field all over again and buy some food till the next harvest.
So dear God, please help me. I know you will not disappoint me.
Sincerely Yours,
Rancho, the farmer
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th He put the letter inside an envelope and addressed it to “God, 7 Heaven”
and placed a stamp on it and dropped it in the mailbox. The workers at the post
office were preparing the letters to mail when they came across the letter
addressed to God. The postman who came across this letter became curious
because he had never seen a letter addressed to God. He wanted to open the
letter but his job ethics stopped him from doing so. He decided to take the letter to
the Postmaster. The Postmaster was a very nice and kind gentleman. He always
helped people in any way he could. When the postman gave him the letter, he
looked at it and said, “It takes a man with strong faith to start a communication
with God. I wish I had such strong faith.”
After much thought, he decided to read the letter and perhaps reply it. He
opened Rancho's letter. Little did he know that replying the letter would need
more than good intention, pen and paper. Rancho needed a lot of money but the
postmaster didn't have any. Since he had already decided to help Rancho, he
decided to give part of his salary, and he asked his friends and co-workers to
contribute. But it was impossible for him to collect 100 pesos. He was happy that at
least 70 pesos were collected. So he put the money in an envelope and signed it as
“God” and asked the postman to deliver it to Rancho's house.
When the postman arrived at Rancho's house and delivered the letter to
him, Rancho was exhilarated beyond means. And he kept repeating Thank you
God! Thank you God! I knew you wouldn't let me down.
Rancho had very strong faith in God. He was not surprised when he
opened the envelope. But as he was counting the money he became very angry.
God couldn't have made mistake in sending the money. So he took out paper and
wrote to God again. Then he placed a stamp on it and put it in the mailbox. When
the postman took the letter out, he immediately took it to the postmaster. The
Postmaster quickly opened the letter and everyone in the post office gathered
around him wanting to know what Rancho wrote to God.
Rancho Lucas
The Violet Hill
Argentina
20th May 1999
Dear God
I am really grateful to you for sending the money. I knew you wouldn't let my family
go hungry. Of the money you send me I only received 70 pesos. Please send me the
rest. I really need the money. But, this time please, God don't send it through the
mail, because the people working here in this post office are all a bunch of thieves.

Hasil (Sunda) 1:

Imah Rancho urang - nu
imah lone di sakabéh lebak - ieu dina
makuta tina pasir low. Ti
pinnacle tina pasir hiji bisa nempo
stream ngalir gancang jeung gigireun eta vast
widang jagong asak di antara beureum
kembang kacang ginjal. Ningali di eta hiji
bisa ngaduga yén ieu bade jadi
panén alus tapi diperlukeun curah hujan a,
kumaha ringkes.
Sadaya ngaliwatan isuk Rancho terus scanning langit pikeun tanda curah hujan jeung manéhna
ieu cukup yakin yén bakal hujan. "Anjeun nyaho, awewe, ayeuna urang pamustunganana
. Bade meunangkeun sababaraha hujan" pamajikan His, anu riweuh kadaharan Nyiapkeun, ngawaler: "Enya, Allah
daék."
Pas kulawarga Rancho urang, pamajikan jeung putra-Na, diuk keur dinner, sagampil manéhna geus
diprediksi tetes gedé hujan mimiti ragrag. Dina awan badag Northeast anu
ngawengku langit kawas simbut a. Hawa geus bau hujan digabungkeun jeung
bau bumi seger. Atmosfir dina waktu nu kacida sawarga. Nu
budak lalaki kenca kadaharan maranéhanana dina pretext meunang hiji hal jeung nu lian. Sadaya maranéhanana hayang
ieu pikeun meunangkeun baseuh jeung ulin di hujan.
Rancho ieu bagja pisan manéhna melong widang-Na, "Ah! ayeuna panén mah
bade jadi éndah. "Manéhna dimimitian ngimpi ngeunaan sagala hal manéhna baris ngalakonan
sakali manéhna sells pepelakan. Ujug-ujug angin beurat mimiti niup dibarengan ku gedé
tetes hujan, nu katingali kawas mutiara badag és. "Ya Allah! Ieu teu bisa
lumangsung, "panginten he he he. "NO !! NO !! Kuring bakal ancur. Ieu no hujan, éta téh hiji
hailstorm. Kuring ngaharepkeun bakal lulus geura-giru. "Tapi di hareup kulawargana manéhna terus a hareup kuat
jeung ngomong," Kuring yakin bakal lulus geura-giru, ulah salempang. "
Hanjakal eta teu. Hailstorm The lumangsung sakabeh peuting. Ieu ancur
sakabéh widang pepelakan adi-Na. Sagala katingali jadi bodas lamun batur geus
dialungkeun karung jeung karung mutiara sakumna tempat.

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Rancho jeung pamajikanana éta hariwang ka maot. Sagala maranéhanana geus ancur
jeung maranehna teu boga inkling salaku ka naon anu bakal maranehna ngalakukeun.
Nu budak lalaki nanya eta, "Naon anu bade urang pigawé? Kabéhanana ancur.
Urang teu komo geus sababaraha potongan jagong atawa kacang. Teu mean ieu urang bade maot
lapar? "
Ceuk Rancho," putra mah, taya sahijieun mati lapar. Sok inget urang boga
Allah. Kuring yakin manéhna baris mantuan urang. "
Sadaya ngaliwatan peuting Rancho diteundeun dina pamikiran kumaha ménta bantuan ti
Allah. "Allah weruh sagalana tapi Jigana mah kudu nulis ka Anjeunna jeung nanya langsung naon atuh
hayang."
Rancho ieu ngahatur nuhun pikeun poé kolotna geus dikirim manéhna sakola. Komo
sanajan manéhna teu kabetot dina studi tapi manéhna geus grudgingly diajar maca jeung
nulis. Jadi Anjeunna nyandak kaluar kertas jeung pulpen jeung dimimitian tulisan.
Rancho Lucas
The Violet Hill
Argentina
18 th Méi 1999
Dear Allah
Baraya,
Kuring keur nulis surat ieu ka anjeun kaluar ti urgency ekstrim, disebutkeun mah
teu bakal kaganggu anjeun. Anjeun nyaho ngeunaan hailstorm anyar di
tempat mah. Nah, geus ancur kuring. Sakabeh kontak di tegalan mah
ancur. My kacang jagong jeung ginjal éta ampir siap jeung sagala eta
diperlukeun ieu curah hujan tapi tinimbang curah hujan datang badai a. Lamun geus
lumangsung pikeun periode pondok eta geus tangtu OK, tapi hanjakalna eta
lumangsung pikeun sakabéh peuting. Geus nunda kuring di disadvantage serius, anjeun
ningali Allah, sumber budi mah panghasilan nyaéta tegalan nu ayeuna eta
lengkep ancur. Euweuh beulah kenca. Lamun kuring ninggalkeun eta like this kulawarga mah
bakal maot lapar, saprak urang moal boga nanaon dahar. Kuring teu bisa diuk
masih jeung ulah nganggur ngeunaan eta. Mah kudu 100 pesos meuli siki jeung
resow widang mah sakumna deui jeung meuli sababaraha dahareun saacan panén saterusna.
Jadi dear Allah, mangga mantuan kuring. Kuring teu apal anjeun moal nguciwakeun kuring.
Tansah Hormat,
Rancho, nu patani
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th Manéhna nunda surat jero amplop jeung kajawab ka "Gusti, 7 Surga"
jeung ditempatkeun cap dina eta jeung turun dina kotak surat teh. Pagawe di post
kantor anu Nyiapkeun hurup ka mail basa aranjeunna datang di sakuliah hurup
kajawab ka Allah. Nu tukang pos anu datang di sakuliah ieu surat jadi panasaran
alatan manéhna geus kungsi katempo surat kajawab ka Allah. Manéhna hayang muka
surat tapi étika pakasaban-Na dieureunkeun manéhna ti ngalakonan jadi. Manéhna megatkeun pikeun nyokot surat ka
Postmaster teh. Postmaster ieu a gentleman pisan nice jeung jenis. Manéhna sok
mantuan urang dina sagala cara manéhna bisa. Lamun tukang pos nu eweh surat, manéhna
melong eta jeung ngomong, "Butuh lalaki jeung iman kuat pikeun ngamimitian komunikasi
jeung Allah. Kahayang mah kuring kungsi iman kuat saperti. "
Sanggeus loba pamikiran, manéhna megatkeun pikeun maca surat jeung sugan walon eta. Manéhna
dibuka surat Rancho sacara. Little teu manéhna nyaho yén ngabales surat bakal kudu
leuwih ti niat alus, pen jeung kertas. Rancho diperlukeun loba duit tapi
postmaster teu boga nanaon. Saprak manéhna geus megatkeun pikeun mantuan Rancho, manéhna
megatkeun pikeun méré bagian gaji-Na, sarta manéhna nanya babaturanana jeung ko-pagawe pikeun
nyumbang. Tapi ieu teu mungkin pikeun manéhna pikeun ngumpulkeun 100 pesos. Manéhna bagja nu di
saeutikna 70 pesos anu dikumpulkeun. Jadi manéhna nunda duit dina amplop jeung ditandatanganan jadi
"Allah" jeung nanya tukang pos ka nganteurkeun ka imah Rancho sacara.
Lamun tukang pos nu anjog di imah Rancho sarta dikirimkeun surat ka
manéhna, Rancho ieu exhilarated leuwih sarana. Sarta manéhna terus repeating Hatur nuhun
Gusti! Hatur nuhun Gusti! Mah emang teu bakal hayu atuh ka handap.
Rancho geus iman pohara kuat dina Allah. Manéhna teu heran lamun manéhna
dibuka amplop. Tapi manéhna cacah duit manéhna jadi pohara ambek.
Allah teu bisa geus dijieun kasalahan dina ngirim duit. Jadi Anjeunna nyandak kaluar kertas jeung
wrote ka Allah deui. Saterusna manéhna ditempatkeun cap dina eta jeung nunda dina kotak surat teh. Lamun
tukang pos nu nyandak hurup kaluar, manéhna geura-giru nyokot ka postmaster teh. Nu
Postmaster gancang dibuka hurup jeung dulur di kantor pos dikumpulkeun
kira-kira manéhna wanting nyaho naon Rancho wrote ka Allah.
Rancho Lucas
The Violet Hill
Argentina
20 Méi 1999
Dear Allah
Kami bener bersyukur ka anjeun pikeun ngirim duit. Mah emang teu bakal hayu kulawarga mah
balik lapar. Tina duit anjeun ngirim kuring mah ngan narima 70 pesos. Mangga ngirim kuring
sesa. Nyaan kudu duit. Tapi, waktu ieu mangga, Allah teu ngirim eta ngaliwatan
mail, sabab urang gawe di dieu di kantor pos ieu sadaya kebat tina maling.