The pirate gaped at Belinda's dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets, but they didn't hit,
And Custard gobbled him every bit.
(a) The pirate was ................. to see the dragon and wanted to attack him.
(b) The pirate drank some ................. from his pocket.
(c) Who killed the pirate?
() Ink
(ii) Belinda
(iii) Custard
(d) The word from the stanza that means the same as 'eaten' is
(iv) Blink
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Answer:
a)amazed b)rum/alcohol c)belinda d)gobbled i)
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(a) The pirate was .shocked to see the dragon and wanted to attack him.
(b) The pirate drank some grog from his pocket.
(c) Custard killed the pirate
(d) Eaten - Gobbled
Explanation:
- The extract is taken from The Tale of Custard Dragon by Ogden Nash which is about a little girl Belinda who owns many pets, namely, a grey mouse named blink, a black kitten named ink, a coward dragon named custard, and yellow dog named mustard
- The poet describes every character to be brave but for the dragon who is a coward. However, the entire situation changes when a pirate attacks Belinda’s house. No one else had the courage to face him. It was only the dragon that killed the pirate
- All the characters are happy since they are saved by the dragon however quickly change their thoughts and describe themselves to be more powerful had the situation not been so confusing for all of them
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