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Poem The Tale of Custard The Dragon - Ogden Nash

The poem "The Tale of Custard the Dragon" by Ogden Nash tells the story of Belinda and her four pets - Ink the black kitten, Blink the grey mouse, Mustard the yellow dog, and Custard the dragon. Ink, Blink, and Mustard often boast about being brave while making fun of Custard for being a coward. However, when a pirate breaks into the house, Ink, Blink, and Mustard run away in fear while Custard faces the pirate bravely and kills him, saving the others. Belinda is happy with Custard but soon goes back to favoring Ink, Blink, and Mustard, leaving Custard

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Poem The Tale of Custard The Dragon - Ogden Nash

The poem "The Tale of Custard the Dragon" by Ogden Nash tells the story of Belinda and her four pets - Ink the black kitten, Blink the grey mouse, Mustard the yellow dog, and Custard the dragon. Ink, Blink, and Mustard often boast about being brave while making fun of Custard for being a coward. However, when a pirate breaks into the house, Ink, Blink, and Mustard run away in fear while Custard faces the pirate bravely and kills him, saving the others. Belinda is happy with Custard but soon goes back to favoring Ink, Blink, and Mustard, leaving Custard

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Poem

The Tale of Custard the Dragon


---Ogden Nash

The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a


comical poem written by Ogden Nash. A
young lady named Belinda lived in a little
white house with her four pets. They were
Ink-a little black kitten, Blink-a little grey
mouse, Mustard-a yellow dog and
Custard-a little pet dragon. Ink, Blink and
Mustard boasted of their bravery. They
often made fun of custard for his cowardice.
One day a pirate breaks into Belinda’s
house. He had pistols in both hands. Ink,
Blink and Mustard run away in fear and
hide. But custard faces the pirate bravely
and kills him. Belinda was very much happy
with Custard. She embraced him. The other
pets also danced with joy. But soon after
they were again boasting of their bravery.
Belinda was again taken in by them. She
showered all her care for Ink, Blink and
Mustard and leaving Custard crying for a
nice safe cage.

Extra Practice Questions


Long Answer-Type Questions

Answer the following in 100-120 words.


1. Why do you think Custard, the dragon,
was called a coward? How was Custard
able to save all his house-mates from
the pirate? What values should Belinda
have possessed so that Custard too
could have been among her favourites?
2. In spite of being so powerful and
displaying rare bravery of killing and
swallowing the pirate, why is the dragon
Custard taunted for being a coward
always asking for a nice safe cage?
3. Evaluate Ogden Nash’s ‘The Tale of
Custard the Dragon’ as a ballad. What
message does the poet give to the
readers in this poem?

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