Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options:
'Next night when the Nightingale
Shook her head and twitched her tail,
Closed an eye and fluffed a wing
And had cleared her throat to sing
She was startled by a croak’
(a) The Nightingale was eager to sing because _______
(i) the song was good
(ii) she wanted to gain applause
(iii) a solitary loon wept
(iv) the sumac tree was in full bloom
(b) She was startled by ___________
(i) the frog’s croak (ii) ladies with tiaras
(iii) Duck of Kent (iv) the toad
(c) She twitched her tail to _________
(i) earn money (ii) start vocal training
(iii) perfect her technique (iv) sing a song
(a) she wanted to gain applause
(b) the frog’s croak
(c) sing a song
Nightingale was responsible for her own fate. Elucidate.
The nightingale is, herself, responsible for her own fate, which turned into her downfall. She doesn't use her capability to judge and evaluate sweet-tongued people. That’s why she is killed by the evil designs of the frog who ploys her to her death. She should have been able to see through the frog’s plots and reverted accordingly.
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