Now the frog puffed up with rage.
“Brainless bird − you’re on the stage
Use your wits − follow fashion.
Puff your lungs out with your passion”
(a) Why was the frog so angry?
(b) Do you think that the nightingale was truly “brainless”? (Give two reasons to support your answer)
(c) In what way did the frog become the unrivalled king of the bog once again?
(a) The frog was angry because the number of creatures turning up for the nightingale’s performance was decreasing day by day.
(b) Yes, the nightingale was truly brainless. She believed the frog when he told her that he could teach her to sing well. Her lack of intelligence is also revealed when she agreed to be under the frog’s tutelage.
(c) After the nightingale died, only the frog was left to sing in the bog. Thus, he became the unrivalled king of the bog once again.