The Tale Of Custard The Dragon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIBB AAHH JJKK KKKK LLKK BBMM BBKK NOKK KKCCPP AABB GGHH

Belinda lived in a little white houseA
With a little black kitten and a little gray mouseA
And a little yellow dog and a little red wagonB
And a realio trulio little pet dragonB
-
Now the name of the little black kitten was InkC
And the little gray mouse she called her BlinkC
And the little yellow dog was sharp as MustardD
But the dragon was a coward and she called him CustardD
-
Custard the dragon had big sharp teethE
And spikes on top of him and scales underneathE
Mouth like a fireplace chimney for a noseF
And realio trulio daggers on his toesF
-
Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bearsG
And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairsG
Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rageH
But Custard cried for a nice safe cageH
-
Belinda tickled him she tickled him unmercifulI
Ink Blink and Mustard they rudely called him PercivalI
They all sat laughing in the little red wagonB
At the realio trulio cowardly dragonB
-
Belinda giggled till she shook the houseA
And Blink said Week which is giggling for a mouseA
Ink and Mustard rudely asked his ageH
When Custard cried for a nice safe cageH
-
Suddenly suddenly they heard a nasty soundJ
And Mustard growled and they all looked aroundJ
Meowch cried Ink and Ooh cried BelindaK
For there was a pirate climbing in the windaK
-
Pistol in his left hand pistol in his rightK
And he held in his teeth a cutlass brightK
His beard was black one leg was woodK
It was clear that the pirate meant no goodK
-
Belinda paled and she cried Help HelpL
But Mustard fled with a terrified yelpL
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the householdK
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholedK
-
But up jumped Custard snorting like an engineB
Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeonB
With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirmM
He went at the pirate like a robin at a wormM
-
The pirate gaped at Belinda's dragonB
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagonB
He fired two bullets but they didn't hitK
And Custard gobbled him every bitK
-
Belinda embraced him Mustard licked himN
No one mourned for his pirate victimO
Ink and Blink in glee did gyrateK
Around the dragon that ate the pyrateK
-
But presently up spoke little dog MustardK
I'd been twice as brave if I hadn't been flusteredK
And up spoke Ink and up spoke BlinkC
We'd have been three times as brave we thinkC
And Custard said I quite agreeP
That everybody is braver than meP
-
Belinda still lives in her little white houseA
With her little black kitten and her little gray mouseA
And her little yellow dog and her little red wagonB
And her realio trulio little pet dragonB
-
Belinda is as brave as a barrel full of bearsG
And Ink and Blink chase lions down the stairsG
Mustard is as brave as a tiger in a rageH
But Custard keeps crying for a nice safe cageH

Ogden Nash



Rate:
(4)



Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme

Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation


Write your comment about The Tale Of Custard The Dragon poem by Ogden Nash


Elizabeth: loved this poem when I was a kid. I know it by heart and have recited it many times in the past. So happy to find it again.
 

Recent Interactions*

This poem was read 642 times,

This poem was added to the favorite list by 0 members,

This poem was voted by 3 members.

(* Interactions only in the last 7 days)

New Poems

Popular Poets