Question

NCERT X
English: Literature Reader
The Frog and the Nightingale
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Bring out the irony in the frog's statement - 'Your song must be your own'.

Answer 1

The frog is a great schemer.He is jealous of song of nightingale.So he find faults with her song instructs her to practice hard.He suggested her that she should follow him in singing continously loud.But,when nightingale follows him becomes hoarse in voice.He very cunningly remarks that your song must be your own.Here lies the irony.

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