hy ay . ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁four ▁young ▁l ads ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Pot old anga , ▁Ten ida ▁was ▁dep icted ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁big - mouth ed ▁air head , ▁who , ▁although ▁not ▁bl essed ▁with ▁academic ▁capabilities , ▁was ▁adm ired ▁and ▁respect ed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁for ▁his ▁presence ▁of ▁mind , ▁courage , ▁and ▁hon esty ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁voc ifer ous ▁app et ite . ▁Descri ptions ▁of ▁Ten ida ' s ▁nose ▁also ▁make ▁frequent ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁text , ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁large ▁nose ▁res emb ling ▁Mount ▁Main ak ". ▁The ▁narr ator ▁of ▁the ▁stories ▁is ▁P yal aram , ▁who ▁seemed ▁to ▁share ▁his ▁leader ' s ▁fra ilty ▁in ▁academic ▁ex ert ions . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁characters ▁who ▁formed ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁quart et ▁were ▁Hab ul ▁Sen , ▁who ▁speak s ▁with ▁strong ▁East ▁Beng ali ▁acc ent ▁( D h ak ai ) ▁and ▁Ky ab la , ▁the ▁clever est ▁among ▁the ▁four . ▁ ▁The ▁stories ▁of ▁Ten ida ▁are ▁basically ▁two ▁types . ▁( i ) ▁Ten ida ▁narr ates ▁fabric ated ▁stories ▁of ▁his ▁so - called ▁hero ism ▁ ▁( ii ) T en ida ▁& ▁Py ala ▁ ▁or ▁all ▁the ▁four ▁are ▁involved ▁in ▁h il ari ous ▁advent ures ▁where ▁the ▁gang ▁goes ▁through ▁interesting ▁situations ▁but ▁solves ▁the ▁mystery ▁at ▁the ▁end . ▁The ▁short