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The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Summary of the poem

The tale of custard the dragon is a ballad. It is a

humorous poem about a cowardly dragon named
custard. Custard is a pet of Belinda, a little girl who

lives in a little white house with her pets. She had a

black kitten named Ink, a grey mouse named Blink, a

yellow dog Mustard and a cowardly dragon Custard.
The poet says that all of them are very brave except the

dragon. Others were described as brave and are

compared with animals like bear, tiger or lion but the

dragon is very timid. He always demands a safe place
for himself. All the other characters make fun of him.

But one night they are surprised by the entry of a pirate

in the house. All of them get frightened and start hiding
here and there. But to everyone’s surprise, the dragon

not only tackles him but also eats him up. As all of

them are saved by Custard, they thank him. But at the
end, they realize that they used to make fun of the

dragon because of his being timid. So, all of them

suddenly start saying that they are braver and could
have handled the situation in a much better way. Here

the poet has tried to say that sometimes a timid person

is the actual hero in the toughest situations of life.