1. Where did Belinda live?
Ans. Belinda lived in a little white house.
2. What was the name of the black kitten?
Ans. The name of the black kitten was Ink.
3. What was the grey mouse called?
Ans. The grey mouse was called Blink.
4. What was the name of the dragon?
Ans. The name of the dragon was Custard.
5. Who was Mustard?
Ans. Mustard was the name of the yellow pet dog of Belinda.
6. How brave was Mustard?
Ans. Mustard was as brave as a tiger in rage.
7. Why did Belinda cry for help?
Ans. Belinda cried for help because she saw the pirate with a pistol in his hand. He was climbing through the window.
8. What did the Ink and the Blink do when the pirate appeared?
Ans. The Ink and the Blink hid themselves from the pirate. Having feared the Ink went into the household, and Blink went into the mousehold.
9. With whom did Belinda live?
Ans. Belinda lived with a little black kitten, a yellow dog, a little grey mouse and with a dragon.
10. How was the dragon looked like?
Ans. The dragon had big sharp teeth. He had spikes on the top of him and scales underneath. His mouth was like a fireplace. His nose was like a chimney. His toes were as sharp as daggers.
11. How did the pirate look like?
Ans. The pirate entered the house of Belinda through the window. He carried pistols in both of his hands and he held a bright cutlass in his teeth. His beard was black and one of his legs was made of wood. He was looked very dangerous.
12. How did the dragon kill the pirate ?
Or
How did the dragon prove that he was not a
Coward?
Ans. Everybody thought that the dragon was coward. When the pirate entered Belinda’s house, all the animals tried to hide themselves except the dragon. The dragon had a long fight with the pirate. He snorted and attacked the pirate with his tail which was as strong as an iron rod. He gobbled the pirate as like a robin at a worm and in this way he killed the pirate. By killing the pirate he proved that he was not a coward.
13. How did Belinda and the pets behave when the pirate was killed by the dragon?
Ans. Belinda and the pets felt happy and joy when Custard, the dragon killed the pirate. Belinda embraced him. Mustard licked him. Ink and Blink gyrated in happiness around the dragon.
14. What is a ballad?
Ans. A ballad is a poem or song which tells us a story of courage, heroism or humour.
15: How was Custard dragon received after he had killed Pirate?
Ans:- Custard, the dragon received love and affection after he had killed the Pirate. Belinda embraced him and Mustard licked him. On the other hand, Ink and Blink started to dance happily. However, none of them mourned for the Pirate who had been eaten up by the Dragon.
16. Who are the characters in this poem ? List them with their pet names.
Ans. The characters with their pet names are a black Kitten named ink, a grey mouse named Blink,
a yellow dog named Mustard
a dragon called Custard.
17. Why did Custard cry for a nice cage? Why is the dragon called a’ cowardly dragon’?
Ans. The Custard cried for a nice cage because he was coward.He wanted to save himself from danger.The dragon was called ‘cowardly dragon’ because he was not brave like the other character in the poem.
Or
Custard cried for a nice safe cage because he felt insecured in Belinda’s house. Each pet of Belinda tells about their bravery. But Custard is the one who always cry for a nice cage. Therefore, Belinda calls the Custard as cowardly dragon.
18. “Belinda tickled him. She tickled him unmerciful….why?
Ans. The Dragon was a coward. Belinda tickled the dragon unmerciful because she enjoyed much by tickling the Custard.
She wanted to encourage him to become brave like them.
19. Describe the appearance of the dragon?
Ans. The dragon had big sharp teeth. He also had spikes on top and scales underneath. His mouth was like a fire place and nose was like a chimney. He had daggers on his toes.
