What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?
When the hail stopped, Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. He stood in the middle of his completely destroyed field and told his sons that even a plague of locusts would have left more than the hailstorm, which had left nothing behind.
He felt devastated that their entire year of hard work was for nothing. The night was a sorrowful one, filled with the grim realization that they would have no corn that year and would all go hungry. He believed there was no one who could help them.
Explanation
The question asks for Lencho's feelings post-hailstorm. The text explicitly states that 'Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness' and describes the night as 'sorrowful'. His feelings of despair and hopelessness are further highlighted through his dialogue, where he laments that the hail left nothing, their work was for nothing, and they would go hungry with no one to help them. The student answer captures these emotions and textual evidence succinctly.