CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -And the little grey mouse, she called him Blink, And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard, But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The names of Belinda’s pets were Ink, a little black kitten; Mustard, a little yellow dog; Blink, a little grey mouse and a dragon whose name was Custard.

Detailed explanation-3: -Belinda lived in a little white house, with her four pets a black kitten, a grey mouse, a yellow dog, a little dragon and a red wagon too. The name of the little black kitten was Ink, the little grey mouse was Blink, and the little yellow dog was Mustard.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poetic device simile is used in the line “And the little dog was sharp as mustard".

Detailed explanation-5: -She considered him a coward and always taunted and tickled him for being so. All the other pets, Ink, Blink and Mustard mocked at Custard’s timidity and lack of courage. Tauntingly, they called him Percival, who was a brave knight of King Arthur.