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The first time the Nightingale sings.

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Note: This question is to be answered on the basis of your own understanding, experience and thoughts. It is strongly recommended that you prepare the solution on your own. However, some points that could be discussed in group activity together with characters and situations in each case given here.

When the nightingale sings for the first time, the frog gapes with amazement. Other creatures stare towards the sumac tree, fully charmed by the melodious song of the nightingale. Ducks swim to her and herons wade to her to hear her sing. When she stops singing they clap in admiration:

Toads, teals, and tiddlers call it Bravo!

Too divine, and demand her to sing more.

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Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.

Maya is very talented and sings _________ a nightingale.

The following is a summary of what happened in the story, in mixed order. Write the events in their correct order to form a continuous paragraph.

(a) As a result, her voice lost its beauty, and the other creatures stopped coming to hear her sing.

(b) Soon the nightingale became famous, and creatures for miles around came to hear the nightingale sing.

(d) He offered to train the nightingale, so that she could sing even more beautifully.

(e) So the frog could once more sing at night in his bog, unrivalled.

(f) The next night, the frog introduced himself.

(g) The frog charged an admission fee, and earned a lot of money from these concerts.

(h) A frog croaked all night in a bog, in a loud unpleasant voice.

(i) But the frog made the nightingale rehearse too much, and in the rain.

(j) One night, a nightingale suddenly began to sing.

(k) Finally, the nightingale burst a vein and died.

The following is a summary of the poem but it is jumbled up. Write out the events in their correct order to form a continuous paragraph.

(a) As a result, her voice lost its beauty, and the other creatures stopped coming to hear her sing.

(b) Soon the nightingale became famous, and creatures from miles around came to hear her sing.

(d) He offered to train the nightingale, so that she could sing even more beautifully.

(e) So the frog could sing unrivalled in the bog once more.

(f) The next night the frog introduced himself.

(g) The frog charged an admission fee, and earned a lot of money from these concerts.

(h) A frog croaked all night in a bog, in an unpleasant voice.

(i) But the frog made the nightingale rehearse continuously in the rain.

(j) One night a nightingale began to sing in a melodious voice.

(k) Finally the nightingale burst a vein and died.

Divide yourselves into groups of four or five and brainstorm on any one of the given situations in order to create an imaginary dialogue or a comic strip. Keep in mind the characters and situations while doing so. Representatives from each group could then present the dialogues / read them to the class.

Situations
(a)	The efforts made by the other creatures of the bog to still the frog's determination 'to display his heart's elation'.
(b)	The first time the Nightingale sings.
(c)	The nightingale is awestruck when the frog introduces himself.
(d)	The practice session when it is raining.
(e)	The nightingale is reprimanded by the frog when the box office crashes.

Now that you have read the poem, add more personality traits to the word-web of the frog and the nightingale as depicted in the poem. Then complete the table given below. (Some of the words in the box below may help you. You may also use the words given in Q. 1.)

Character	Extract	Personality
Nightingale	Sorry - was that you who spoke?	Polite, Timorous
Frog	Yes,… you see, I'm the frog who owns this tree In this bog I've long been known For my splendid baritone.
Nightingale	Did you…did you like my song?
Frog	Not too bad - but far too long The technique was fine, of course, But it lacked a certain force.
Frog	Without proper training such as I And a few others can supply You'll remain a mere beginner, But with me you'll be a winner.
Nightingale	But I can't sing in this weather.
Nightingale	…This is a fairy tale - And you're Mozart in disguise Come to earth before my eyes.
Frog	Come, my dear - we'll sing together.
Frog	We must aim for better billing You still owe me sixty shillings.
Frog	Brainless bird - you're on the stage Use your wits and follow fashion. Puff your lungs out with your passion.
Frog	…I tried to teach her, But she was a stupid creature.

Dismissive	Nervous	Timid	Presumptuous
Superior	Fawning	Shy	Polite
Meek	Possessive	Dominating	Mercenery

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Situations The first time the Nightingale sings.

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The first time the Nightingale sings.