They all are grateful to Custard for saving their life from such a ferocious pirate. In twelfth and thirteen stanzas, Belinda along with all her pets start embracing him. Having survived, Custard attacks and swallows him completely without leaving a trace of him. The pirate, being angry, drinks some wine from his bottle, that he had carried with him, fires two bullets at him but both of them miss Custard. He starts showing his rage through his nose and starts chasing the pirate. In the tenth and eleventh stanzas, the poet describes the bravery of Custard who without being feared faces the pirates and stands in front of him. Belinda asks for help whereas all the pets run away from the spot and crouch down in their respective places one by one.

It seems as if he wants to harm Belinda and his pets. Besides, he has a black beard and one of his legs is made of wood.

The pirate has a pistol in both his hands and a big sharp blade in between his teeth. All of the pets and their owner Belinda get scared and alert on hearing such a nasty sound. In seventh, eighth and ninth stanzas, the poet sheds light on an incident when a pirate breaks into their house with a thud sound. They all would laugh at him severely asking how old he was which made Custard look for a safe cage. They all tickle the Custard and make fun of Custard’s cowardice calling him Percival. On the contrary, Custard has been shown as a coward in this stanza. Mustard too has been compared to a tiger. According to him, Belinda is as brave as a group of bears whereas Ink and Blink, though small in size, have enough power to chase the lion down the stairs. In the fourth, fifth and sixth stanzas, the poet highlights the bravery of all of them except Custard. His toes are so sharp that can tear apart anyone as a dagger does. Besides, his nose works as a chimney producing smoke. The poet uses Simile to compare his mouth to a fire place since it can produce fire from its mouth. In the third stanza, the poet describes the physical appearance of Custard with big sharp teeth. The dragon is considered as a coward by all of them for he remains meek and quiet all the time. The name of the kitten was Ink whereas the mouse, dog and dragon were known as Blink, Mustard and Custard. Her pets include a kitten, a mouse, a dog and a dragon. In the first two stanzas, the poet introduces all the pets of Belinda. On the contrary, the dragon surprises everyone in the end when he manages to a kill a pirate who wanted to harm Belinda. Everybody thinks he is a sheer coward and unable to deal with the situations. All of them are considered bold and brave except the dragon. She has four pets a kitten, a mouse, a dog and a dragon in her home. This poem revolves around a little girl Belinda and her pets. The Tale of Custard the Dragon Class 10 by Ogden Nash | Poem 10| Summary of The Tale of Custard the Dragon

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