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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follows:
Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,
And the little gray mouse, she called him Blink,
And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,
But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.
Name the poem and its poet.

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The name of the poem is 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon' by Ogden Nash.

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