Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
How did Custard prove 'the cowardly dragon' tag to be untrue?
Advertisements
उत्तर
The dragon, Custard, initially commanded no amount of respect from Belinda and the other pets, on account of his cowardice. However, when the home was invaded by an armed pirate and everyone else fled for safety, the dragon viciously fought the pirate and ate him up. As a result, the other animals recognised his value, disproving the label of "the cowardly dragon."
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.
Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called “cowardly dragon”?
“Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful…” Why?
The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example: “Clashed his tail like iron in a dungeon” — the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your partner, list some more such poetic devices used in the poem?
Read stanza three again to know how the poet describes the appearance of the dragon.
Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?
Writers use words to give us a picture or image without actually saying what they mean. Can you trace some images used in the poem?
This poem, in ballad form, tells a story. Have you come across any such modern song or lyric that tells a story? If you know one, tell it to the class. Collect such songs as a project.
A ballad includes the telling of a tale as well as a surprise ending. Using evidence from the poem, explain how these features are included in ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’.
Give one reason why ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ is more a fable than a ballad.
Describe Custard the dragon.
Describe the pirate in the 'Tale of Custard the Dragon.'
Why did the pirate 'gape' at Belinda's dragon?
What did everyone laugh at the realio, trulio dragon?
How was Belinda's behaviour with the dragon?
