Th

eTaleo
fCust
ardtheDrago
nEx
traQu
est
io
nsa
ndAn
swe
rs
Cl
ass1
0Engl
i
shFirs
tFligh
t
Th
eTa
leo
fCu
sta
rdt
heDr
ago
nEx
traQu
est
io
nsa
ndAn
swe
rsSh
ortAn
swe
rType
Qu
e s
ti
on1.
Whatweret
henamesofBeli
nda
’spet
s?
An
swer:
Thenameso
fBelin
da’spet
swereIn
k,ali
tt
leblac
kki
tt
en;Mu
sta
rd,al
i
ttl
eye
ll
owdo
g;Bl
i
nk,al
i
ttl
e
gr
eymo u
seandadragonwho
senamewasCust
ard.

Ques
ti
on2.
Howdidthepi
rat
elo
ok?
Ans
wer:
Thepir
atehel
dapis
toli
nhi
slefth
an dan
da no
the
rpis
toli
nhisr
igh
thand.
Heh a
dblac
kb ea
rdand
hi
sonelegwasofwo
od.Hehe
ldabrightc
utl
assi
nhist
eeth
.Itwasc
lea
rthath
isi
nte
nti
onsweren
ot
go
od.

Que
sti
on3.
Whydidt h
eBeli
n dacr
yforhel
p?
Ans
wer:
Bel
in
dawa ssca
redt os
eet
hepir
atewhoh
adpis
tol
sinhi
shandsa
ndha
dab r
ightc
utl
assi
nhi
ste
eth.
Ther
ewa ssome
thingba
dinhi
sappear
anc
eandin
tent
io
n.Th
erefo
reBe
li
ndawasafra
idofth
epira
te
an
dc r
iedforhelp.

Qu
esti
on4.
Whatdi
dthecus
tar
ddoatla
st?
An
swer:
Cu
star
ds a
vedBel
in
daandtheo
therpet
sfro
mt h
epi
rat
e.Hesh
owedh
isb
rave
rsi
deanda
tta
cke
dth
e
pi
rat
eandgobb
ledhi
mup.Fi
nal
ly,Cus
tar
dshowe
dth
athewasno
tasc
owar
dasot
her
s.

Que
stio
n5.
Whydi dtheCustard,t
hedragonc ryfo rani
ce,sa
fec a
ge?
Ans
we r
:
Cus
tard,infact,wasver
yb ra
veb utsti
llhekeptas
kin
gfo rani
ce,sa
fecage.Itmadepeopl
et h
ink
hi
mt obecowardly.Hemightbec r
yingfo ranic
e,sa
fec a
gesothathemi
ghtnotha
rma n
yo newheni
n
an
gero rhemigh tbepr
ovin
gtha talit
tl
es afe
tycageaver
tsadi
saste
r.Th
eo t
herst
hough
tt h
a th
e
cr
iedfo racagea shewasac oward.

Que
sti
on6.
WhatdidBel
in
daa n
dherpetshea
r?
Ans
wer:
Bel
in
daa n
dh e
rpetshe
ardan a
stysou
ndmadeb
ythepi
rat
ebre
aki
ngi
nth
rought
hewin
dow.Bel
i
nda
an
dh erpet
sexce
ptCust
ardwerete
rri
fie
dandcr
iedfo
rhel
p.I
nk,Bl
i
nkandMust
ardfle
da wa
y
c
owa
rdl
y.Cu
sta
rdfo
ugh
twi
thh
imb
rav
elya
ndk
il
le
dhi
m.

Que
sti
on7.
Whatte
rrifi
edthepirate
?Wh okil
le
dh i
mandhow?
Ans
wer:
Cus
tar
d,thedragon,jumpedup,sno
rti
ngandc
lashi
nghista
il
.Hewa smak
ingalo
tofcla
ttera
nd
cl
anke
rin
ga ndhewa ssqui
rmi
ng.Heatt
acke
dthepir
ate.
I tt
err
ifie
dt h
epir
ate
.Hefir
eda tCu
sta
rd
an
dmi s
sed.Cus
tardk i
l
ledhimbyswall
owi
nghi
mu p.Its
howsthathewasb
rave
.

Ques
ti
on8.
Writ
et h
epoet
icaspecto
ft hepoem“TheTaleofCu s
tardth
eDr agon”.
Ans
wer :
Thepoem“TheTa l
eo fCu s
tar
dtheDr a
gon”isali
ght-
heart
edsto
r y,wri
tt
enint
hebal
la
dstyl
e.Iti
s
wri
tt
eninafour-l
i
n edst
anzaformatwit
htherhymin
gs ch
emeofa abb.Itt
akesi
tne
artoth
eh e
roi
c
co
uple
t.Thepoemoffe r
sma nysi
mile
s.Thest
a n
zasvaryinsi
ze.
Th eli
nesarepr
osa
icandl
ong.The
fi
rsttwost
anz
a sactasrefrai
ntoin
dica
tecon
tinu
it
y.Thewordsares i
mple
.

Ques
ti
on9.
Whenthepirateat
tacke
dBe li
nda,ailofherbravefrien
ds—I n
k,Bli
nka n
dMu star
dr anaway.Onl
y
Cus
tardfoughtwit
ht h
ee ne
my. Basedonyourreadingofthepoem,wri
teapa r
agraphonthetopi
c:‘
A
fri
endinNe edisaFrien
dI ndeed’.
Ans
wer:
Manisasocialani
malandwea llhav
es urv
iv
edthroughou
ttheci
vi
li
zati
onthr
oughtheproces
sof
so
cia
li
zati
on.Thebegin
ningofa nyfr i
endsh
ipiswhenonetri
estosoc
ial
iz
ewiththeoth
er.Butnotal
l
so
cia
li
zati
onsresul
tinfri
e n
dship.Somepeoplewalkpastusint
hejourne
yo fli
fe,ands o
mes t
ay
ba
cka n
ds eeusgrow.Theones,whowa l
kawaywh entheclo
udsarecast
,aretheone
swh owil
lneve
r
st
ic
ka r
oundwh enweneedthemt hemost.

Atru
efrie
ndistheonewh
oalwayssti
cksaro
undirres
pect
iv
eofhowgoo
dorbadth
esi
tu
ati
onis
.
Ther
efor
eitisr
ight
lysai
dth
a tth
osewhosurv
iveth
etesto
ffrien
dshi
pi.
e.
,t
hos
ewhos
tandbyusi
n
ou
rmostt
ryin
gtimesaret
herealfri
ends.
Truly,afrie
ndinne
edisafri
endi
ndee
d.

Quest
ion1 0.
Everyoneb el
iev
edthatth
eCu st
ardwasaco war
d;butwhenanoppor
tun
it
yc a
meh es h
owedexempla
ry
co
urage. Basedonyo u
rre a
dingofthepoem,wri
teaparagraphonth
etopi
c:‘Cour
ageisaMind,not
ofMu scle’.
Answer:
MarkTwa inonc
esaidthat‘
Couragei
sresi
stanc
etofear,maste
ryoffe a
r—n otabs
enceoffear’
.
Courageisn o
tme r
elyash o
wofpo we
rb u
tth ea
bil
it
ytoover
comefearandnota l
lo
wittopar
alyzeour
min
ds .Mo sto
fu sten
dtoge ne
ral
izeandcallpeo
plewhoshyawayfromaph ysic
alshowofpoweras
bei
ngc owards.

Bu
tth
etrut
hli
esi
nthefa
ctt
hatt
hosewhoi
ndu
lgei
nphysi
cala
ggr
ess
io
naretheon
e swh
oareth
e
mo
sti
nse
cure
.Dav
idwasb
are
lyon
e-four
thofGol
ia
th,t
hegi
ant
.Ye
tDavi
dsuc
ceeded,i
nkil
li
nghi
m.
Heha
dusedh
ispr
esen
ceofmin
dandst
oods
ucc
ess
fulo
vera
nen
ti
rea
rmy.
Thu
s,wemu
str
eme
mbe
r
t
hatc
our
agei
samatt
erofmi
nd,no
tmu
scl
e.

Ques
ti
on11.
ThedragonCu s
tar
dwa sconsi
deredac o
ward.Thehumbl
edr agonprov
edh i
sbrav
eryinadversi
ty.
Anal
ysesthatcer
tai
nq ual
i
tie
slikebr
averyandc o
ura
gear esi
tuati
onandspont
ane
ous.Explai
nwith
re
ferencetothepoem“ TheTaleofCu s
tar
dt heDrago
n”.
Ans
wer:
Thepir
atehe l
dapistoli
nh i
sleftha
n dandanoth
erpis
tolinhisri
ghthan
d.Heh adblac
kb ea
rda nd
hi
sonelegwa sofwood.Heh e
ldab r
ightcu
tla
ssinhi
steeth.I
twa scl
earthathi
sint
enti
onswerenot
go
od.

Ques
ti
on12.
Whoarethechar
acte
rsi
nth
ispo
em?Li
stt
hemwi
tht
hei
rpetna
mes.
Ans
wer:
Thechar
acte
rsinthi
spo
emareBel
i
nda
,ali
tt
leb
lac
kki
tte
n,ali
tt
legr
eymo
use
,al
i
ttl
eye
ll
owdo
g,a
l
it
tl
epetdragonandapi
rat
e.

Ch
ara
cte
r Pe
tna
me

Ki
tt
en I
nk

Mo
use Bl
i
nk

Do
g Mu
sta
rd

Dr
ago
n Cu
sta
rd

Que
sti
on13.
WhydidCustar
dc ryforanice,safecage?Wh yi
sthedragoncal
le
d“ c
owardl
ydrago
n ”
?
Ans
wer:
Cus
tar
dc ri
edforan i
ce,sa
fec agebecausei
twasacoward.Iti
scal
leda‘c
owardl
ydragon’be
caus
e
ev
eryb
odye l
seintheho
usewasb ra
ve.Beli
ndawasasbra
vea sabarr
elofbears
.Inkan
db li
nkare
des
cri
bedassob r
avet
he ycha
sedlionsdownth
es t
ai
rsandMu st
ardwasasbrav
easatigerinr
age.
Co
mpa
redt
oth
em,Cu
sta
rdc
rie
das
kin
gfo
ran
icea
nds
afec
age
,wh
ichi
swh
yiti
sca
ll
edac
owa
rd.

Que
sti
on14.
“Bel
i
ndatic
kledhi
m,sheti
ckl
edhimunme
rci
ful
…”Wh y?
Ans
wer:
Bel
in
dati
c k
ledth
edragonunmer
cifu
ll
ybeca
usei
twa
sv e
rys
car
eda
ndc
rie
dfo
ras
afec
age
.Th
ey
al
lla
ughe
da tita
sitwasacowar
d.

Ques
tion15.
Thepoe thase mployedma nypo e
ti
cdevic
esinthepo e
m.Fo rexample:
“Clashedh i
stai
lli
keironina
dun
geon ”—thepo eti
cde vi
ceh e
reisasimi
le.
Ca nyou,wit
hyo urpart
ner,li
stsomemo r
esuchpo et
ic
dev
icesu sedinthepoem?
Ans
we r:
Inth
ee n t
irepo e
m,t h
epo ethasma deext
ensi
veuseo fsi
miles.Apar
tfr o
ms imil
e,ano
therpoeti
c
dev
iceth athasbeenu s
e disrepeti
ti
on.
Forexample,therepeti
tiv
euseofth eword‘l
it
tl
e’inthefirs
t
st
anzatoe mph asi
zehowe verythi
ngfromthehousetoBeli
n datoherpetswe r
eallli
tt
le.
Also,i
nthe
se
venths t
a n
za,thepo ethasma deuseofinc
orrec
ts pel
li
nga sapo e
ti
cde v
icetoma i
nt
aintherhyme
sc
hemeo fthepo em.

Heha
sc h
osentowri
te‘wi
nda’i
nst
eado
f‘ wi
ndow’as‘wi
nda’r
hymeswi
th‘Bel
inda’
,where
as‘wi
ndo
w’
do
esnot
.Heh a
sa l
sousedal
li
ter
ati
oni
nthepoem.Forexampl
e,i
nthete
nthsta
n z
a,‘
c u
sta
rd’ha
s
‘
cl
ash
ed’hista
ilwi
tha‘cla
tte
r’anda‘
cla
n k
’.Si
mil
arl
y,insta
nzael
eve
n,thepi
r a
te‘gape
d’att
he
dr
ago
na nd‘gu
lped’so
me‘grog”.

Qu
e s
ti
on16.
Readthest
anzat
hreeagaintokn
owhowthepoe tdesc
rib
estheappear
anceofthedragon.
An
swer:
Thetee
thofthedra
go n
,Cu s
tar
dwe r
eh a
vingfineedgesorpoi
nts.Th
erewerespi
keswit
hs h
arp
po
int
sontheto
po fhisbodyandbenea
thhisbodyh adscal
esorhardbody.
Hismout
hl o
okedli
kea
fi
repla
ceorhear
thandh i
snosewasli
keac hi
mn ey.
Andthereweresho
rtpoi
nte
ddagge r
slik
eshar
p
po
int
sonhisto
es.

Qu
est
io
n17.
Ca
nyoufin
doutt
herh
ymesch
emeoft
woorth
reest
anz
aso
fth
epo
em?
An
swer
:
Th
erhymesch
emeofeac
hst
anzao
fth
ispo
emis‘a
abb’
.

Quest
ion18.
Write
rsu s
ewordstogiveu
sapict
ureorimagewit
hou
tactu
all
ysayi
n gwha
ttheymean.
Canyoutra
ce
so
mei magesuse
dinthepoem?
Answer:
Somes uc
himagesusedint
hepoe
ma re‘mou
thli
keafirepl
ace’
,‘
chimneyforanose
’,‘
bra
veasa
ba
r re
lfu l
lofbear
s’,‘b
rav
easatigeri
nar age
’,‘
wenta
tthepir
atelik
ear o
bina
taworm’,e
tc.
Que s
ti
on19.
Doyo ufindTh eTa l
eofCu s
tardtheDra
gontobeas er
iou
so rali
ght-
hear
tedpo em?Giver
eason
sto
supportyouranswer.
Answer:
Th eTaleofCu star
dt h
eDr a
gonisali
ght
-hear
tedpoem.Itisal
mostaparody.Then ameso
ft h
epets
ofBe li
ndaa r
ea llrh
ymingandfunny.Be
li
ndah a
sb ee
nc o
mpa r
edtoab a
rrelfullofb e
ars
.The
ki
ttenandmo us
e ,bot
hlit
tl
e,co
uldchas
eli
onsdownthesta
irs
.Thelit
tl
eyell
owdo gwa sasbr
aveasa
ti
ge r
,whil
ethedr agonwasacowardandt
heyalltea
sedh i
m.However
,whe
nthepir at
ecametothe
ir
l
ittl
eh o
use,al
loft hemwereengul
fedinfearandhadh i
ddenthemsel
ves
.

I
r oni
cal
ly,t
he‘cowar
dly’dragoncametotheirres
cueandjumpedsnorti
ngli
keanen gi
n e
.Itclas
hed
i
tstai
landchargedatthepirat
elikear o
binataworma n
da tehi
mup. Evenaseve
ryb odybecame
h
a ppytoseethebrave
ryo fthedragon,t
heya gai
nc a
meb a
cktoglor
ifyingthe
mselvesthatth
ey
c
ou l
dh a
vebeentwic
eorthric
eb ra
verthanthedragon.Fi
nal
ly,att
heen dofthepoem,t h
es i
tu
ati
on
a
ga i
nc a
meb ac
kt oth
eo t
herpetsbein
gb raveandthedrago
nb e
ingt
hec owar
d.

Qu
esti
on20.
Thi
spoem,inball
adfo rm,tel
lsastory.
Ha v
eyoucomea c
rossanysuc
hmode r
nsongorl
yri
ctha
ttel
ls
ast
ory?I fyouknowone,tel
littothecl
ass.
Coll
ectsu
chsongsasaprojec
t.
An
swer:
‘
Li
ghtofAs i
a’isanepicthathasbeenread.I
ttel
lsusastor
yinv e
rse
.Initwegetth
est
oryof
Pri
nceSiddhar
tha,t
hes onofk i
ngSu dho
dhana.
Wege tfromittheco
mpletest
oryofhi
sli
fe,ho
whe
wa
sb ro
ught-
upa n
dh owh egotma r
riedandhowhebecameas a
int
.

Th
eTa
leo
fCu
sta
rdt
heDr
ago
nEx
traQu
est
io
nsa
ndAn
swe
rsRe
fer
enc
etoCo
nte
xt
Re
adt
hefo
ll
owi
ngs
tan
zaa
nda
nswe
rth
equ
est
io
nst
hatfo
ll
ow:

Qu
est
io
n1.
Be
li
ndali
vedi
nalit
tl
ewh i
tehous
e,
Wi
thali
tt
lebl
ackkit
tenandalit
tl
egreymou
se,
An
dalit
tl
eyell
owdoga n
dl i
tt
leredwago
n,
An
dar e
ali
o,t
rul
io
,li
tt
lepetdragon.

(i
)Na met h
epo e
ma ndpoet
.
(i
i
)Wh owasBe l
in
da?
(i
i
i)Wh eredidBe l
in
dali
ve?
(i
v)Wh owe r
eh e
rc o
mpani
ons?
Ans
wer:
(i
)Thisstanzahasbeent
akenfromthepo
em“TheTaleo
fCus
tar
dth
eDrago
n”co
mpos
edb
yOgden
Nash
.
(i
i
)Be li
ndawa sali
ttl
egi
rl.
(i
i
i)Be l
indali
vedinali
tt
lewhi
tehou
se.
(i
v)Belin
dah adfourpet
s—al i
tt
lebl
ackk
it
te
n,ali
tt
legr
eymo
use
,al
it
tl
eyel
lo
wdoga
ndali
tt
ler
ed
wa
gon
.

Qu
est
ion2.
No
wthen a
meofthel
i
ttl
eblac
kk i
tt
enwasInk,
An
dthelit
tl
egre
ymous
e,shecal
ledhi
mBlin
k ,
An
dthelit
tl
eyel
lo
wdogwassharpasMust
ard,
Bu
tthedrago
nwasaco
ward,andsheca
ll
edh i
mCu
sta
rd.

(i
)Whatwe r
eth en a
meso fh e
rpets?
(i
i
)Wh owasthes harpestofthem?
(i
i
i)Whowa sac oward?
(i
v)Namethepo ema ndpoet.
Ans
wer:
(i
)Kit
tenwasInk ,mousewasBlink,t
hedogwasMus
tar
dandthedr
agonwasc
all
edCu
sta
rd.
(i
i
)Mu st
ard,th
edo gwasthesharpesto
fthem.
(i
i
i)Thedragon,Cu st
ardwa sacoward.
(i
v)Thepoem“ Th eTaleofCu st
ardtheDra
gon”a
ndcompo
sedby“OgdenNas
h”.

Qu
esti
on3.
Cu
stardth
edragonhadb i
gshar
pteet
h,
An
ds pi
kesonto
po fhimandscal
esun
derne
ath
Mout
hlik
eafi r
eplac
e,Chimn
eyforan o
se,
An
dr eal
i
o,tr
uli
odaggersonhi
stoe
s.

(i
)Whowa sCustard?
(i
i
)Wh atwereonh i
stop?
(i
i
i)Howdidh i
smo ut
ha ndnos
el o
okli
ke?
(i
v)Namethepo ema n
dpo et
.
Ans
wer
:
(i
)Cus
tardwa sthepetdragonofBe l
i
nda.
(i
i
)Thereweres pi
k e
sonh i
stop.
(i
i
i)Hi
smo ut
hl o
okedlikeafirepl
aceandhi
snosewa
sli
keachi
mne
y.
(i
v)Thepoem“ TheTa l
eo fCustar
dtheDrago
n”andco
mpos
edby“Ogde
nNa
sh”
.

Qu
esti
on4.
Be
li
ndawasasbrav
ea sab arr
elfullo
fb e
ars
,
An
dI nkandBli
nkcha
se dli
onsdownthest
ai
rs,
Must
ardwasasbra
vea satige
rinar a
ge,
Bu
tCusta
rdcri
edforan i
cesafecage.

(
i)Whatt
ypeofagirlwasBel
i
nda?
(
ii
)WhowasInkandBlin
k?
(
ii
i)WhowasMus
tard?Wh a
twash
isqu
ali
ty?
(
iv)Na
methepoe
ma ndpoet
.
Ans
wer
:
(i
)Bel
indawasasbra
veasabarre
lfullofbears
.
(i
i
)Thek i
tt
enwasInkandth
emo u
sewa sBli
nk.
(i
i
i)Musta
rdwasthenameofherpetdog.Hewasasbr
aveasat
ige
r.
(i
v)Thepoem“TheTaleofCus
tardtheDragon
”a n
dcompo
sedb
y“ Ogde
nNa
sh”
.

Ques
tio
n5.
Bel
indati
ckledh i
m,sheti
ckle
dh i
mu nmer
cifu
l,
Ink
,Blinkan dMu st
ard,t
heyrudel
yc al
le
dh i
mPer
civ
al,
Theyallsatlaughi
nginthel
it
tl
er e
dwa gon
Atth
er eal
i
o ,tr
u l
i
o,cowar
dlydragon
.

(i
)WhodidBe l
in
datic
kle
?
(i
i
)Wh atdi
do t
herpet
scal
lhim?
(i
i
i)Whydidtheylau
ghathim?
(i
v)Namethepoemandpoet
.
Ans
wer
:
(i
)Bel
indati
ckl
edtheDragon
.
(i
i
)Theo t
herpet
scall
edhimPerci
val
.
(i
i
i)Theylau
ghedathi
mb eca
usehewasco
wa r
d.
(i
v)Thepoem“TheTaleofCusta
rdtheDragon”a
ndc
ompo
sedb
y“Ogde
nNa
sh”
.

Ques
tio
n6.
Bel
indagiggl
edti
llshesho
okthehous
e,
AndBlin
ks ai
dWe eck
!wh i
chisgi
ggli
ngforamo
use
,
In
ka ndMu st
ardrudel
ya s
kedh i
sage,
WhenCu s
tardcri
edfo ranic
es a
fecage.

(i
)Onwh o
mdi dBe l
in
dagiggl
e ?
(i
i
)Ho wdidInka ndMust
ardt r
oub
leCus
tar
d?
(i
i
i)Wh a
tdidCu st
ardcryfor?
(i
v)Namethepo e
ma ndpoet.
Ans
wer:
(i
)Beli
ndagiggledandmadefu nofhi
mwhe nCust
ardcr
iedforan
ices
afec
age.
(i
i
)I n
ka n
dMu st
ardmadefu nofCust
ardandrudel
yaskedhi
sage
.
(i
i
i)Cust
ardc r
iedforanicesafepla
ce.
(i
v)Thepoem“ TheTaleofCu s
tar
dtheDragon”andco
mposedby“
OgdenNa
sh”
.

Qu
esti
on7.
Su
ddenly,sudde
nlytheyhear
dan a
stysound,
An
dMu st
ardgrowl
ed,andtheyalll
ookeda r
oun
d.
Meowch!qri
edInk,an
do oh!c
rie
dBe li
nda ,
Fo
rt h
erewa sapir
ate,cl
i
mb i
nginthewinda.
(i
)Whoa re‘t
heyhe r
e?
(i
i
)Wh atdidtheyhear?
(i
i
i)Howdidtheyre a
ct?
(i
v)Namethepo e
ma ndpo et
.
Ans
wer
:
(i
)‘Th
ey’a r
eBe l
indaa n
dh erpe
ts.
(i
i
)Theyh eardana s
tys o
und.
(i
i
i)Al
loft he
mwe rea frai
d.
(i
v)Thepoem“ TheTa l
eofCu st
ardth
eDr
ago
n”a
ndc
ompo
sedb
y“Ogde
nNa
sh”
.

Quest
ion8.
Pist
olinhi
slefthand,pi
sto
linhi
sri
ght,
Andh ehel
dinhisteet
hac ut
la
ssbri
ght
,
Hisbeardwasblac
k,onelegwaswoo
d;
Itwasc l
eart
hatthepira
temeantn
ogood.

(i
)Whois‘He’
inthi
ss t
anza?
(i
i
)Wh atdi
dh elo
oklike?
(i
i
i)Whatwashisint
enti
on?
(i
v)Namethepoema ndpoet
.
Ans
wer
:
(i
)‘He
’isthepir
ateinthi
sstan
za,whoha
dente
redt
othei
rhouse
.
(i
i
)Hisbeardwasb l
ack.Hehadonewoo
denl
eg.Hel
ook
eds c
ary.
(i
i
i)Hedidnothavegoodint
ent
ion
.
(i
v)Thepoem“TheTa leofCustar
dtheDra
gon”an
dcomposedby“
Ogde
nNa
sh”
.

Quest
io
n9.
Beli
ndapale
d,andshecri
edHelp!Help!
ButMu s
tar
dfledwithater
rifi
edyelp,
In
kt ri
ckl
eddowntothebo
tt
omo fthehou
seh
old,
Andlit
tl
emouseBli
nkstr
ate
gica
llymouse
hol
ed.

(i
)Whydi dBel
indab e
comepa l
e?
(i
i
)HowdidMu stardreact?
(i
i
i)WhatdidInkdo ?Wh y?
(i
v)Namethepoema ndpoet.
Ans
wer
:
(i
)Bel
indapale
dwh enapi rateatt
ackedher
.
(i
i
)Mu st
ardfledwithaterrifiedyelp.
(i
i
i)In
kwa ssoterri
fiedthatshetric
k l
eddo
wntot
heb
ott
omoft
heh
ous
ehol
d.
(i
v)Thepoem“Th eTaleofCu s
tardtheDrago
n”a
ndco
mpos
edby“
OgdenNas
h”.

Qu
est
io
n10.
Th
epirat
egape
datBe
li
nda’
sdra
gon
An
dgulpeds
omegr
ogfro
mh i
spoc
ketfl
ago
n,
Hefi
redtwob
ull
et
s,b
utth
eydidn
’th
it
,
An
dCusta
rdgobbl
edhi
m,eve
rybi
t.

(i
)Whatdidthepi
ratedo?
(i
i
)Wh atdi
dhedr i
nk?
(i
i
i)WhatdidCust
arddo?
(i
v)Namethepoemandpoet.
Ans
wer
:
(i
)Thepira
tegapedatBeli
nda’
sdrago
n( Cust
ard)
.
(i
i
)Hedr anks
omewinefromh i
sves
sel
.
(i
i
i)Cust
ardgobb
ledpira
tesl
owlyandsl
owly.
(i
v)Thepoem“TheTa l
eofCustar
dtheDr ago
n”andc
ompo
sedb
y“Ogde
nNa
sh”
.