The Tale of Custard the Dragon- About the Author & Introduction

The Tale of Custard the Dragon

By– Ogden Nash

About the Author- Ogden Nash

Ogden Nash – A Short Biography

Ogden Nash was born on 19 August 1902 in New York. He worked as a school teacher before becoming a copywriter. Nash’s first poems were published in ‘New Yorker’ in 1930. His first collection of poems entitled ‘Hard Lines’ was published in 1931. ‘The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus’ (1957) and ‘Girls are Silly’ (1962) are among his famous books. Nash is perhaps best remembered for his ‘non-sense poetry’. Nash died on 19 May 1971.

Introduction of the lesson- The Tale of Custard the Dragon

INTRODUCTION

this is a comical poem written by Ogden Nash. It is written in the form of a ballad. Belinda lives in a little white house with her four pets. They are Ink-little black kitten, Blink-a little grey mouse, Mustard-a little yellow dog and custard-a little pet dragon. They have a red wagon. A pirate attacks them. Belinda cries for help. The dragon gobbles the pirate.