summary of the frong amd the nighting ale
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In the Bingle bog, under a sumac tree a frog sang in its unpleasant voice. All the creatures in the bog hated its harsh sound. They tried using different ways – requests, sticks, stones, insults and complaints but the frog could not be stopped. It was proud of its voice and sang with confidence.
One night when the sky was lit with the moonlight, a melodious nightingale sat on the sumac tree and sang beautifully. All the creatures were attracted towards the melodious voice. The frog was amazed as it had never heard such a beautiful voice. All the creatures praised and cheered the bird and asked it to sing more.
The nightingale had never received such praise and so, it got flattered. It sang continuously throughout the night. The next night, as the bird prepared to sing the frog who was jealous of it interrupted it. It introduced itself as the owner of the tree on which the bird was sitting. It said that it was famous for its deep manly voice and also wrote occasionally for the bog trumpet magazine.
The frog told the nightingale that her song was not bad, but pointed out that it was too long and lacked force. The innocent bird felt great that such a great musician has evaluated her singing talent. The frog scolded her for being proud that her song was her own original composition. He said that she had to get formal training to become a perfect singer.
The innocent nightingale was trapped by the clever frog. It requested the frog to train it and praised it by saying that it was the great musician Mozart. The frog agreed hesitantly but would charge a fee. The frog forced the little delicate bird to sing in bad weather, for long hours which made her weak. Her voice lost its melody.
After some rest, the nightingale’s throat felt better, and it again started singing. As a huge crowd would gather to hear the melodious voice, the greedy frog started charging admission fee for the ‘concert’. It attracted a royal crowd of birds and animals from distant places who attended the concert in their fine dresses.
The frog was happy that he was earning so much money but at the same time, was jealous of the nightingale’s popularity. As the frog became greedy for more money, it would scold the poor bird, force it to practise more and pointed out mistakes in its singing technique. All this took a toll on the little bird.
As it became sad, overworked and weak, it’s song lost its melody and became boring. The crowd started decreasing which infuriated the frog. One day as the bird tried to draw a deep breath to sing loud and strong, a vein in it burst and it died.
Now the frog calls the nightingale stupid, nervous and prone to be influenced by others. It says that it should have had confidence rather than being influenced by what the frog said.
The frog says that it believes and so now, once again it is the unopposed singer in the bog.