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प्रश्न
How does the following character in the story live up to their name? Provide points from the story.
Tengumai Bopsulai
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उत्तर
Tengumai Bopsulai: Tegumai, the father, justifies the meaning of his name in the story. When his spear was broken, he didn't hurry at all, he started mending it with patience.
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