What message is conveyed by vikram seth through the poem "the frog and the ightingale"?
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the poem the Frog and The Nightingale brings about the foolishness of following anybody blindly it describe the contest between The Frog and The Nightingale both claim to be the best singers it is true that nightingales sings in a melodious voice but the bird is credulous and simple minded The Frog on the other hand is a bad singer his voice is horse he is very cunning and clever but he feels proud of his singing he claims that he is the best singer he arranges concerts and charges and admission fee and earns a lot of money The Frog feels jealous of the popularity of The Nightingale hi things that his singing Express his hearts elation and his style is unique Hi Can Win favour of many of his listeners he claims to be a music critic he takes the nightingale into confidence and makes an evil plan to get rid of her. he makes the nightingale sings excessively and he and this brings her Dhoom the result is that the nightingale has to suffer at the hands of the frog she loses the beauty and sweetness of her voice ultimately she dies after she has best one of her veins thus The Frog turns out to be hippocratic clever and cunning