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The Tale of Custard the Dragon, Summary - 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 of them 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.