A vibrant illustrated cover showing Belinda with Custard, a green dragon with purple spikes, along with her kitten Ink, mouse Blink and dog Mustard. A pirate appears near the little white house in the background. The cover carries the Bodhi

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The Tale of Custard the Dragon A Colourful Comic Adaptation for CBSE Class 10 English

Name: The Tale of Custard the Dragon A Colourful Comic Adaptation for CBSE Class 10 English
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Author: Ogden Nash Bodhi Classes

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A dragon who asks for a safe cage. A household full of brave boasts. And a pirate who changes everything. Step into Belinda’s little white house and meet her unusual companions: Ink the black kitten, Blink the grey mouse, Mustard the yellow dog and Custard the dragon. Although Custard looks fierce, the others laugh at him for wanting a safe place to hide. But when a pirate climbs through the window, the household faces a real test. Who will run away—and who will step forward? This colourful comic adaptation brings Ogden Nash’s The Tale of Custard the Dragon to life through expressive characters, illustrated scenes and easy-to-follow dialogue. Created by Bodhi Classes as a visual companion for CBSE Class 10 English learners, it helps students follow the poem’s events and think about its humour, irony and central idea: true courage is revealed through action. Inside the comic - A colourful front cover introducing Belinda and her companions. - Illustrated panels that follow the story from the household’s boasts to the pirate’s arrival. - Custard’s dramatic moment of courage and the characters’ reactions afterward. - Brief learning reminders on ideas such as imagery, exaggeration, simile, sound, irony and contrast. - A closing reflection on courage, humour and the poem’s repeating ending. Ideal for: visual revision, classroom discussion, introducing the poem and revisiting its characters and events.

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Free · English · 8 pages

Bodhi ID: BODHI-PDF-2026-000048-0 (internal catalogue identifier; not an ISBN or legal registration)

Inside this book

| Page | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | **Front cover:** The Tale of Custard the Dragon |
| 2 | **Meet the Household:** Belinda, Ink, Blink, Mustard and Custard |
| 3 | **Boasts and Teasing:** The household laughs at Custard |
| 4 | **Danger at the Window:** The pirate arrives |
| 5 | **Custard Takes Action:** The dragon confronts the intruder |
| 6 | **The Pirate’s Last Chance:** Custard defeats the pirate |
| 7 | **Celebration and Boasts:** The friends respond to their rescue |
| 8 | **Back cover:** Who was really brave? |

Bodhi editorial notes

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AI-Assisted Editorial Note — Curriculum Alignment Perspective · Curriculum and classroom use

The supplied fields identify the PDF as a School resource for CBSE Class 10 English Literature and describe it as a visual companion for CBSE Class 10 English learners. The listed learning reminders—imagery, exaggeration, simile, sound, irony and contrast—align with poetry-analysis skills typically taught at this level. The eight-page sequence in the contents table moves from character introductions to narrative climax and closing reflection, which could support lesson planning for visual revision or classroom discussion. Because this is described as an adaptation, the supplied data do not indicate how closely the dialogue follows Ogden Nash’s original poem versus paraphrasing it.

AI-Assisted Editorial Note — Production and Structural Perspective · Editorial production and layout

The contents table outlines an eight-page structure, with page 1 listed as the front cover and page 8 as the back cover, suggesting a self-contained comic-format PDF intended for print or digital distribution. The author field combines “Ogden Nash Bodhi Classes,” which merges the original poet’s name with the adapter/publisher; editorial verification may be needed to clarify authorship, adaptation credit, and rights. The language is listed as English and the edition as First edition, but no total page count beyond the eight listed entries is provided, so the full extent of the document cannot be confirmed from the source data alone.