Question

Answer the following questions briefly. a. How did the creatures of Bingle bog react to the nightingale 's singing? b. Which are the different ways in which the frog asserts his importance? CBSE Poetry 95 c. Why is the frog 's joy both sweet and bitter? d. Why was the frog angry? e. How did the frog become the unrivalled king of the bog again?

Answer 1

a. The creatures of the bog clapped and appreciated the nightingale after hearing her beautiful singing.
b. The frog says that he is the owner of the sumac tree , his voice was admired by all the animals and that he wrote criticism for the bog trumpet.
c. The frog was happy that he was getting money from all those who came to listen to the nightingale but was bitter because the nightingale was getting all the fame.
d. The nightingale after singing for some time became mechanical and sang the same song everyday , the animals stopped coming and the ticket office closed. The frog became angry and yelled at the nightingale.
e. The frog made the nightingale sing in the rain and rigorously made her sing everyday as a result she became pale. The frog told her to puff her lungs and sing but while singing that note she broke her vein and died. This made the frog the unrivaled king of the bog again.