Question
List the characters in the play and write one or two lines about each.
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Answer
1. Motiram – He is a farmer. He had a good produce of crops. He does not want to advertise because he is afraid he would have guests at home and he would have to share with them.
2. Sonabai – She too had a good produce. She too like Motiram did not want to advertise because she does not like to have guests.
3. Hirabai – She too feels that guests are pests. She hates to give food and money to others.
4. Rupabai – She thinks a little differently. She feels it is not right to refuse someone who comes for help.
5. Traveller – He is a traveller who has travelled a long distance and is tired and hungry. He hears the conversation of the villagers and comes to know that they are miserly. In the end he makes everyone contribute a little towards making of the soup.
2. Sonabai – She too had a good produce. She too like Motiram did not want to advertise because she does not like to have guests.
3. Hirabai – She too feels that guests are pests. She hates to give food and money to others.
4. Rupabai – She thinks a little differently. She feels it is not right to refuse someone who comes for help.
5. Traveller – He is a traveller who has travelled a long distance and is tired and hungry. He hears the conversation of the villagers and comes to know that they are miserly. In the end he makes everyone contribute a little towards making of the soup.
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