How was Custard an Adorable animal? (ref- Ncert Class 10th " Tale Of Custard the Dragon')
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Custard was an adorable animal. He was brave, yet he was humble. Custard believed he was coward. He also considered Mustard, Ink and Blink were braver than him. However, when a pirate attacked them, it was he who rescued everyone. When the pirate tried to break into Belinda’s white house, all her pets, except Custard, the dragon ran away in fright. Custard challenged the pirate threateningly and launched an assault at the intruder.
In his self-defense, the pirate fired two bullets at Custard. However, the dragon remained unharmed. Custard killed the pirate by gobbling him up.
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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 ofthem 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 more brave 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.