picture of the Little Violin

"At this the violin gave a big sigh and smiled. Yes, she was happy - a part of a big family of instruments - the orchestra."

And then she said, "Mr. Piano, now that I'm part of a big family, what can we do together?"

picture of Mr. Piano The piano smiled. "That is a good question. But before you can do anything together, you need one more member of the orchestra?"

"Another member? You mean there is another instrument?" said the violin.

The piano answered, "Not exactly. The final member of the orchestra is a person, the conductor. It is the conductor who chooses the music the instruments will play and then makes sure they all play nicely together."

"What about me? I'm a member of the orchestra," they heard a booming voice. "Everyone ALWAYS forgets about me."

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