The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Frederic Ogden Nash
Introduction
Ogden nash Is a comic writer and belongs to the well-known poet of the twentieth century. in his works, he has given a new life to his characters without keeping in view the modes of poem writing.
This poem is written in the style of a valid and gives us much humor Belinda has four pets namely Ink, Blink, Mustard, and Custard. they have a red Wagon. there came a Pirate, who climbed on the window. Belinda cried for help. the Pirate gaped at the Custard the Dragon but in turn, the Dragon gobbled him. All praised for their bravery.
Summary
Belinda - girl lived in a Little White House
A little black kitten - named Ink
A little grey Mouse - named Blink
A little yellow dog - Mustard] brave like a tiger
A Dragon - (sharp teeth, scale underneath cried for a safe cage- known as Percival)
Pets at the house of violent:- there lived a girl named Belinda r in a Little White House. she had pets black kitten, a grey mouse, a dragon, and ID a yellow dog. all were little. they had their names namely, Ink, Blink, ok Custard, and Mustard. all praised their bravery. the Custard had big sharp teeth. There were scales underneath its body but the top had spikes. Its mouth was like a fireplace and nose was like a chimney. Belinda was brave but Mustard was brave as a tiger. the Custard always cried for a safe cage.
Tickling by Belinda:- it was the habit of Belinda to tickle the Custard. all three Ink, Blink, and Mustard call him Percival. they were sitting in the little red wagon with the coward Dragon. all of sudden, Belinda shook the house. all the pets cried but Belinda spoke that a Pirate had climbed in the window. she told that he had pistols in his hands. there was a sharp sword in his teeth. he had a black beard. his one leg was of wood.
The trouble of Belinda:-- immediately Belinda cried for help. Mustard ran away with a terrifying Yelp. Ink went down of the household and the Blink hid in the mouse hole. the Custard was sleeping and snorting like an engine knowing about the Pirate. he attacked him with the fierce sound but the Pirate was trying to overpower the Custard. very soon the Custard started gobbling him slowly.
Showering affection:-- finding free from the danger, Belinda embraced the Custard even Mustard too licked him. but there was none who could mourn at the Pirate. Ink and Blink were happily circling around the dragon .they all boasted of their bravery. the Custard agreed that all were brave except himself. Belinda was in her White house with the black kitten grey Mouse and a yellow dog. she told me that she was brave as a barrel full of bears. Ink, Blink, and the Mustard too called themselves Brave. but the Custard went on crying for a nice safe cage.
हिंदी सारांश
बेलिंडा - एक बहादुर लड़की
एक छोटा सा काली बिल्ली का बच्चा - नाम इंक
एक छोटा सा भूरा चूहा - नाम ब्लिंक
एक छोटा सा पीला कुत्ता - नाम मस्टर्ड
एक अजगर - नाम कस्टर्ड
एक छोटी सी लाल गाड़ी
एक डाकू
बेलिंडा के घर पर पालतू जानवर:-- एक बेलिंडा नाम की लड़की एक छोटे व्हाइट हाउस में रहती थी। उसके पालतू जानवर थे। एक छोटी काली बिल्ली का बच्चा, एक भूरा चूहा, एक अजगर और एक छोटा पीला कुत्ता सभी छोटे थे- इंक, ब्लिंक, कस्टर्ड, और मस्टर्ड| सभी अपनी बहादुरी की प्रशंसा करते थे। कस्टर्ड के बड़े तेज़ दांत थे।नीचे पैमाना बना हुआ था। ऊपर सिर पर नुकीले कांटे थे। इसका मुख अंगीठी की भांति तथा नाक एक चिमनी की तरह से था। बेलिंडा बहादुर थी परंतु मस्टर्ड एक बाघ की भांति बहादुर था | कस्टर्ड सदैव एक सुरक्षित पिंजरे के लिए चिल्लाता रहता था|
बेलिंडा द्वारा उत्तेजित करना:-- यह बेलिंडा की आदत थी कि वह कस्टर्ड को उत्तेजित करती रहती थी| तीनों इंक, ब्लिंक और मस्टर्ड उसे परसीवल कहते थे| यह सभी एक छोटी सी लाल गाड़ी पर पाक अजगर के साथ बैठे थे| अचानक बेलिंडा ने घर हिला दिया| सभी पालतू जानवर चिल्लाए| चलाएं परंतु बेलिंडा ने कहा कि एक डाकू खिड़की के ऊपर चढ़ गया है| उसने बताया कि उसके हाथों में पिस्तौल हैं- उसके दांतों में एक तेज तलवार है| उसकी दाढ़ी काली है और एक टांग लकड़ी की बनी है|
बेलिंडा की परेशानी:-- तुरंत ही बेलिंडा सहायता के लिए चिल्लाई, डर से हांफता हुआ, मस्टर्ड भाग निकला इंक घर के नीचे तहखाने में से बिल के चूहों के घर में छुप गया| कस्टर्ड खर्राटे भर कर सो रहा था| डाकू की जानकारी होने पर उसने तीखी आवाज में उस पर आक्रमण किया परंतु डाकू ने उस पर नियंत्रण पाने की कोशिश की| कस्टर्ड नहीं उससे धीरे-धीरे गटकना आरंभ किया|
प्यार की वर्षा:-- खतरे से बाहर होते ही, बेलिंडा ने कस्टर्ड को प्यार से चूम लिया| मस्टर्ड भी उससे चाटने लगा परंतु डाकू के लिए शोक प्रकट करने वाला कोई भी नहीं था| इंक और ब्लिंक भी अजगर के प्रसंता से चक्कर लगा रहे थे| वह भी अपनी बहादुरी की शेखी मार रहे थे| कस्टर्ड ने यह सब कुछ स्वीकारा की वे सभी बहादुर हैं शिवाय उसके| बेलिंडा अपने व्हाइट हाउस में थी उसके साथ काली बिल्ली का बच्चा, भूरा चूहा और पीला कुत्ता भी था| उसने कहा कि वह इस प्रकार से बहादुर हैं जैसे भालू से भरा कनस्तर| इंक, ब्लिंक और मस्टर्ड भी अपने आप इस प्रकार शेखी मारने की बजाय, हमें कुछ अच्छा कार्य करना चाहिए|
Word Meaning
Ballad -A long song of adventure एक लम्बा गीत जिसमे साहसिक कार्य का विवरण है | Tale -story गीत - कहानी | Familiar - know जानना | Humorous - funny जानना | Kitten - child of a cat मजाकिया | Dragon - heavy snakeअजगर | Realio - in reality वास्तव में | Trulioo - in truth सत्यता में | Coward - fearful डरपोक | Spikes - big nails नुकीले कांटे | Scales - numerical system संख्या प्रणाली | Beneath - under नीचे | Toe - foremost part of feet पैर का अलग भाग | Daggers - stabbing weapons छुरा , कटारी | Barrel - a vessel पीपा | Chased - follow पीछा करना | Rage - anger गुस्सा | unMercifully - without pity बिना दया के | Rudely - in a rough way असभ्यता से | Giggled - laughed in a silly Manner मूर्खों की तरह हंसना | Nasty - obscene गंदी | Growled - became angry गुराया | Pirate - sea robber डाकू | Vinda - window खिड़की | Cutlass - a long sword एक लंबी तलवार | Paled - fearful पीली हो जाना | Yelp - Breathing heavily हंसना | Strategically - in a planned way योजनाबद्ध क्रम से | Snorting - sleeping soundly खर्राटे भर कर सोना | Clashed - hit टकराना | Dungeon - kind of underground cell काल कोठरी | Clatter -A kind of soundएक प्रकार की आवाज | Clank - a wild sound एक प्रकार की टक टक की आवाज | Jangling - making harsh sound ककर्श शब्द | Squirm -Twitching छट पट आहट | Robin - knight सरदार | Gaped at - open the mouth मुंह खोलना | Worm - a small insect छोटा किट | Gulped - swallowed निगल लेना | Flagon - a long vessel लंबी सुराही | Gobbled - eat hurriedly जल्दी-जल्दी खाना | Grog - a drInk drunk by the sailor नाविकों द्वारा पी जाने वाली शराब | Embraced -Loved प्यार करना | Licked - licking with tongue चाटना | Mourned - shown regret दुख प्रकट करना | Victim - sufferer पीड़ित व्यक्ति | Glee - feel happy खुशी प्रकट करना | Gyrate - move in circle व्रत में चलना | Flustered - agitated घबराहट | Imitate - copying नकल करना | Presently - at this time इस समय | Comic - funny हास्य कार | Colloquial -conversational बोलचाल का | Tribute - give respect to श्रद्धांजलि देना | Considerable - to some extent कुछ हद तक | Genius - a earned man विद्वान |
Poetic Devices
Simile: - Example “sharp as Mustard”, “as brave as barrel full of bears”, “as brave as a tiger in a rage”, “mouth like a fireplace”, “his tale like irons in a dungeon”,
Metaphor: - Example “daggers on his toes”, “chimney for a nose” etc.
Repetition: - Example “little”, “realio trulio”, “nice safe cage”, etc.
Alliteration: - Example “lived in a little”, “now the name”, “dragon was coward, and she called him Custard”, “Belinda was as brave as barrel full of bears”, “Custard cried for a nice safe cage”, “laughing in the little red wagon”, “she shook the house”, “suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound”, “he held in his teeth”, “his
beard was black”, “one leg was wood” etc.
Stanza 3
Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth,
And spikes on top of him and scales underneath,
Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,
And realio, trulio daggers on his toes.
Questions:
How were the teeth of Dragon?
What were there on the body of the Dragon?
How was the mouth of the dragon?
Answers:
The teeth of the dragon were big and sharp.
There were spikes on the body of the dragon.
The mouth of the dragon was like a fireplace.
Stanza 4
Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears,
And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs,
Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard cried for a nice safe cage.
Questions:
How brave was Belinda?
Whom did Ink and Blink chase?
For what did custard cry?
Answers:
Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears.
Ink and Blink chased lions.
Custard cried for a nice safe cage.
Stanza 7
Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,
And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.
Meowch! cried Ink, and ooh! cried Belinda,
For there was a pirate, climbing in the winda.
Questions:
What did they hear suddenly?
What was there on the window?
Why did they all look around?
Answers:
They heard a nasty sound suddenly.
There was a pirate at the window.
They all looked around because there was a nasty sound.
Stanza 9
Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help!
But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp,
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.
Questions:
Where did Blink hide?
Why did Belinda cry for help?
Who are Mustard and Ink?
Answers:
Blink hid in his hole.
Belinda was terrified to see the pirate so she cried for help.
Mustard is a dog and Ink is a kitten.
Thinking about the Poem
Q1.Who are the characters in the poem? write them with their pet names.
Ans.Girl-Belinda
Dragon-Custard
Kitten-Ink
Mouse-Blink
Dog-Mustard
Q2.Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is a dragon to as “Cowardly Dragon”?
Ans. Custard demanded a nice safe cage as he knew he was a coward. He is referred to as “Cowardly Dragon” because he always cries for a nice safe cage. That is why all animals used to make fun of him.
Q3.”Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful….” why?
Ans. In order to make the dragon laugh, Belinda tickled him. She and all animals used to laugh and laugh till the whole house is shocked but he used to cry for a nice safe cage. Being angry with him, she trickled him unmerciful.
Q4.The poet has employed many poetic devices in the poem. For example:
“Clashed his tail like iron in the dungeon”---the poetic device here is a simile. Can you, with your knowledge find some poetic devices used in the poem?
Ans. a) The yellow dog was sharp as Mustard--simile
b) Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose--simile
c) That everybody is brave than me--satire
d) Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage--simile
e) Belinda giggled till she shook the house--hyperbole.
Q5.Describe the appearance of the dragon?
Ans. The dragon has big sharp teeth. There are spikes on top of him. There are scales below his body. The poet compares his mouth to a fireplace. His nose is like a chimney. His toes are like real daggers.
Q6.Can you find out the rhyme scheme of two or three stanzas of the poem?
Ans. The rhyme scheme of the first three stanzas of the poem is as follow:
Stanza I --aabb; Stanza II --aabb; Stanza III--aabb
Q7.How did everybody except the dragon behave on seeing the pirate in the room?
Ans. On seeing the pirate in the room, everybody was frightened to accept the Dragon. Belinda turned pale and cried for help. Mustard fled with a terrified yelp. Blink ran into his hole. Ink moved slowly under the bottom of the household.
Q8.Do you find the” The Tale of Custard the Dragon” to be a serious or light heartened poem? Give reasons.
Ans. The poem seems to be a light-hearted poem at the first sight. but in fact, it has a deep message. it gives the message of meekness. in spite of being the bravest, the Dragon accepts himself to be a coward.
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