Do you
find The Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or
a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.
Do you find The Tale of Custard the Dragon to be a serious or a light-hearted poem? Give reasons to support your answer.
The
Tale of Custard the Dragon is a light-hearted poem. It is
almost a parody. The names of the pets of Belinda are all rhyming and
funny. Belinda has been compared to a barrel full of bears. The
kitten and mouse, both little, could chase lions down the stairs. The
little yellow dog was as brave as a tiger, while the dragon was a
coward and they all teased him. However, when the pirate came to
their little house, all of them were engulfed in fear and had hid
themselves. Ironically, the ‘cowardly’ dragon came to
their rescue and jumped snorting like an engine. It clashed its tail
and charged at the pirate like a robin at a worm and ate him up. Even
as everybody became happy to see the bravery of the dragon, they
again came back to glorifying themselves that they could have been
twice or thrice braver than the dragon. Finally, at the end of the
poem, the situation again came back to the other pets being brave and
the dragon being the coward.
The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a light-hearted poem. It is almost a parody. The names of the pets of Belinda are all rhyming and funny. Belinda has been compared to a barrel full of bears. The kitten and mouse, both little, could chase lions down the stairs. The little yellow dog was as brave as a tiger, while the dragon was a coward and they all teased him. However, when the pirate came to their little house, all of them were engulfed in fear and had hid themselves. Ironically, the ‘cowardly’ dragon came to their rescue and jumped snorting like an engine. It clashed its tail and charged at the pirate like a robin at a worm and ate him up. Even as everybody became happy to see the bravery of the dragon, they again came back to glorifying themselves that they could have been twice or thrice braver than the dragon. Finally, at the end of the poem, the situation again came back to the other pets being brave and the dragon being the coward.
