Question

why did the the old man sit down again in the dust ? what does his action throw on his character

Answer 1

the old man was 76 years old and had travelled 12 km . when he was asked to walk , he tried to do that , but as he was weak , he sat back down . this shows that the man was very old , tired and also could could no more go further .

Answer 2

He was very tired to get up, he tried to walk but due to his weakness he again sat there on the dusty place and walk further because he was a 76-year weak old man and he had already travelled a distance of 12km. It shows that now at this age the old man was very old and he was only capable of taking care of animals.

I hope it helps you all.