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The pirate got so shocked by the dragon’s reaction that he opened his mouth wide with
shock. To gather some strength, he drank some alcohol from a container in his pocket. After
gathering some courage, he fired two bullets on the dragon but missed it. Custard the
dragon ate every bit of this fierce looking pirate.

Literary Devices:
 Rhyme scheme: aabb (dragon-flagon, hit-bit)
 alliteration: gulped some grog “g”
 Imagery: They have shown the reaction and actions made by the pirate on
seeing the dragon.
Stanza 12
Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him,
No one mourned for his pirate victim.
Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate
Around the dragon that ate the pirate.

Embraced: to hug
Mourned: feel sorrow for the death of someone
Victim: sufferer
Glee: delight
Gyrate: danced

When the pirate was dead, Belinda hugged the Dragon and Mustard licked him. No one was
sad for the death of the pirate, they all were happy. Both Ink and Blink were running around
the dragon in happiness. So, here the poet says that all the characters were happy and they
were showing their gratitude towards the dragon as he had saved them.

Literary Devices:
 Rhyme scheme: aabb (him-victim, gyrate-pirate)
 alliteration: glee did gyrate “g”
 Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (no one mourned for), use of vowel sound
‘I’ (ink and blink in glee did), use of vowel sound ‘a’ (that ate the pirate)

Stanza 13
But presently up spoke little dog Mustard,
I’d have been twice as brave if I hadn’t been flustered.
And up spoke Ink and up spoke Blink,
We’d have been three times as brave, we think,
And Custard said, I quite agree
That everybody is braver than me.

Flustered: upset or confused

After they thanked and showed their love towards the dragon, they changed their mind.
They were reminded of how they used to make fun of this coward dragon and now they all
were praising him. So at once the dog said that it was just because of some confusion that