Now, as the danger is over, everyone again goes about blowing his own trumpet as before and Custard keeps asking for a nice safe cage. Thus, he proves himself as the bravest of all and everyone feels obliged to him. However, the seemingly coward dragon chases at the pirate and devours him. Panic-stricken, everyone flees from the scene. Puff, the Magic Dragon ( 7) ISBN-10: 1402747829 ISBN-13: 9781402747823 Author (s): Peter Yarrow Edition: First Edition Released: Publisher: Union Square Kids Format: Hardcover, 24 pages Details Reviews Find in Library Description: Beautifully illustrated. His inmates take it for granted that he is a coward and makes him the butt of ridicule, also calling him Percival as he is weak and this poem includes a lot irony as the fierce looking dragon is weak and scared unlike story book dragons that are fierce and powerful.Īll of a sudden, a pirate breaks into the house with pistols in his hands. Despite his pretty frightening looks, the dragon cries for a nice safe cage and gets tickled mercilessly. Everyone in the house is very fond of bragging and boasting about their bravery, except for Custard. The poem opens with the introduction of Belinda and her company of pets: Ink (the kitten), Blink (the mouse), Mustard (the dog) and Custard (the cowardly dragon). This poem is written as a ballad which presents a short story with parody. In 1959, it inspired Leonard Lipton to write a poem that evolved into the song ' Puff, the Magic Dragon'. The poem has been described as 'probably his most famous poem for kids'. Ī picture book of the 1936 poem with illustrations by Lynn M. The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a poem for children written by Ogden Nash.

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