Shortest Summary of frog and nightinhale?
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It is about a frog who had a
rather unpleasant voice but loved to sing. He used to croak all night
much to the annoyance of neighbor animals who were tired of his
incessant croaking and insulted him
whenever he sang. But the frog was adamant and didn’t heed
their criticism.
He used to believe that
his voice was very special and was insensitive to the distress he was
causing others. But his arrogance was shattered one day by the singing
of a nightingale on that particular tree ,whose melodious voice was seen
by others as a welcome change from
the frog’s distressing voice. They appreciated her
melodious voice and rewarded her with thunderous applause and praises.
The frog felt threatened by her presence and was jealous of
all the admiration she was garnering. Hence, he hatched a plan to
destroy
her and throw her out of his way.
The next night the frog approached the nightingale and said that he owned
the tree and has been singing there for a long time. When she asked his
opinion of her singing he told her that it wasn't bad,but lacked
strength.
Since the nightingale had no confidence in her own ability,
she accepted the tutelage of the frog and innocently compared him
to Mozart. The frog took advantage of her innocence and amassed all the
money he made through her concerts. While doing so, he experienced
happiness due to the money he was earning but at the same time, he used to feel
a sense of bitterness as praises were being heaped on the nightingale for her voice.
He made her rehearse day and night,even
when it rained. He used to abuse her a lot on purpose and consequently
broke down her morale. Her
spirit took a beating and it began to get reflected in her
singing.Consequently,the
animals who paid to hear her sing no longer came to her
concerts.Heartbroken,as she had grown to enjoy the applause and
adoration of the other creatures. She refused to sing any longer but the
frog won’t listen to her and
coaxed her to practice. She was terrified of failing,so she tried one
last time with all her
strength but she puffed up, burst a vein and
died.
The frog said to others that he tried to teach her but she was far too stupid and
nervous to learn anything.
After that the frog returned back to his old singing ways and continued to annoy the other creatures. He was satisfied that he no longer had to compete with someone more talented than him in singing.
