Question

Write a summary of class 10 poem ; the frog and the nightingle in your own words. And wrote what have you learnt fron this story

Answer 1

Vikram Seth’s The Frog and the Nightingale is a poem in the form of a short story with a moral lesson (an allegory). The frog and the nightingale are the two characters that basically represent humans and human  traits. One is talented and modest, and the other cunning and manipulative. Apart from comparing these two types of traits, Seth has  highlighted a flaw which is vanity and which leads to the death of the nightingale. Seth’s poem holds important lessons for the entire humanity. While it is good to be talented, being naïve and lacking self-reliance can result in disaster as happened with the nightingale. She was a pleasant bird that sang in a melodious voice, but for her lack of confidence and self-reliance she falls prey to the manipulation of the frog and becomes a victim of his evil plan. The frog misuses her for his gain till she has died and he has grabbed his domain back