It is very welcome indeed to do so, since the longer it holds out, the larger the number of shillings the ogres that have it in charge will be enabled to grind out of its poor little bones.
It's always the loveliest things in the world Which the treasure-castles of ogres hide.
I have made you the dumplings," his good mother said, "But I fear lest the ogres should do you a harm.
I don't feel safe with characters such as Ogres and Giants and Dragons about.
I know there used to be Fairyland somewhere, with Kings and Queens and Fairy Godmothers and enchanted castles and magicians and Ogres and Dragons and things in it.
To regard the Misses Blake in the light either of ogres or witches required some talent; but Mr. Desmond, at this period of his love-affair, managed it.
The Imp and the Elf laugh at me when I tell them that all Ogres and Ogresses, all people who are grown up and can never be Imps and Elves again, love the Autumn and the Spring even better than the Summer herself.
For Ogres like plums even if they are busy," says the Elf, as she sits on my knee and crams half a plum and several sticky fingers into my mouth.
For fairyland is a cool, comfortable place, and big, hot Ogres melt it away like an ice palace.
When these ogres come out into the world, you don't suppose they show their knives, and their great teeth?
In a certain newspaper there used to be lately a whole column of advertisements from ogres who would put on the most plausible, nay, piteous appearance, in order to inveigle their victims.
I say there is no greater mistake than to suppose that ogres have ceased to exist.
In their excesses those ogres will stab about, and kill not only strangers who happen to call in and ask a night's lodging, but they will outrage, murder, and chop up their own kin.
I believe these card and dice ogres have died away almost as entirely as the hasty-pudding giants whom Tom Thumb overcame.
And now you have my word for it, and this little hint, it is quite curious what an interest society may be made to have for you, by your determining to find out the ogres you meet there.
Do you mean to say in your acquaintance you don't know ogres guilty of countless crimes of fraud and force, and that knowing them you don't shake hands with them; dine with them at your table; and meet them at their own?
There are the castles of several ogres within a mile of the spot where I write.
Now, there are ogres in City courts who lure you into their dens.
May all good luck be with you,' said she; 'but what has brought you into this land of ogres and horrors?
But instead of getting into a great rage, as most ogres would have done, he said to himself, 'If I wake the maiden up I shall only frighten her.
Why couldn't ogres leave them alone so that they could finish the story properly?
The once upon a time stage had come again, and the ogres had agreed not to interfere this time.
It was the proper ending of the story, the ending that the gods had written in their manuscript and the compositor-ogres had tried to mar in their wicked way.
So all the ogres burst and the rest falls out as one of the ogres had foretold.
So the lad killed the seven cocks and the pigeon and the starling, and smashed the spinning-wheel; and at the moment he did so the ogres and ogresses perished.
A boy cuts the lemon in pieces, and all the ogres die.
As usual, the princess reveals the secret to the hero, who kills the bees, and that same moment all the ogres drop down dead, each on the spot where he happened to be standing.
The hero finds the grain of sand and takes it to the top of the high rock in which the ogres live.
Know, foolish girl," said the ogress, "that we ogres never die.
In another Bengalee story it is said that all the ogres dwell in Ceylon, and that all their lives are in a single lemon.
In some Bengalee tales the life of a whole tribe of ogres is described as concentrated in two bees.
He's a very, very strong Prince, and he kills ogres--he even kills ogres who are friends to little girls.
So at length the old man gave his consent, saying: "Go, Momotaro, slay the ogres and bring peace to the land.
Many of the ogres were so frightened that they fell off the parapets and were dashed to pieces, while others were speedily killed by Momotaro and his companions.
The whole country rejoiced in his victory, but no one more than Momotaro's foster-parents, who ended their days in peace and plenty, thanks to the great treasure of the ogres which Momotaro bestowed upon them.
He had been sent from heaven, and he believed that all the ogres and demons could not harm him.
The ogres only laughed and shook their horns and shaggy red hair.
Momotaro bade the bird fly off, a winged herald to announce his coming, and bid the ogres surrender.
It was easy enough to begin Il était autrefois un roi et une reine, to put in a Prince Charming and a Princess Graciosa, and good fairies and bad fairies, and magicians and ogres and talking beasts, and the like.
Ogres didn't like to be contradicted, and perhaps--perhaps this strange man really thought he would like it, and really meant to please him.
Their tales of ogresand ogresses are unsoftened by any of that playfulness and bonhomie which give such undying charm to the "Thousand and One Nights.
The giants and ogres and witches in the fairy stories need not greatly affright even the youngest readers.
Jehan had heard of ogres and giants that decoyed children into forests and devoured them.
After that his mind no longer ran upon ogres and giants.
So all the ogres did homage to Little Peachling, and brought out the treasures which they had laid up.
Here is game, which comes to me very conveniently to treat three Ogres of my acquaintance, who are coming to visit me about this time.
Then they did battle with the ogres and put them to flight, and took their King prisoner.
Here is good game, which comes very luckily to entertain three Ogres of my acquaintance, who are to pay me a visit in a day or two.
The ogres did not understand what he was saying, however, and were still ferocious.
In fact, before very long he was able to speak the language of the ogres himself.
Several dozen ogres were sitting around the cave in rank and file.
The merchant was terrified by this sight and turned to flee; but the ogres had already noticed him and they caught him and dragged him into their cave.
Then each of the ogres gave him five pearls and his wife added ten, so that he had fifty pearls in all.
Note: The ogres here mentioned are the primitive inhabitants of the Island of Ceylon, also called Rakshas, who appear in legend as man-devouring monsters.
The ogres all crowded out of the cave in a high state of excitement to receive him.
One day the ogres all rose very early, and each one of them hung a string of radiant pearls about his neck.
The merchant's wife quickly took them on his behalf and hung them around his neck; and the merchant crossed his arms like the ogres and spoke his thanks.
Of flying ogres there are thousands of varieties, who bring ruin to people everywhere.
Now the ogres crowded about the merchant, bringing him wolves and deer and antelopes, which he had to cook for them, and when the meat was done they would call him to eat it with them.
When three or four days had passed, one of the ogres dragged in an enormous cooking-pot on his back, which was thenceforth used exclusively.
When all the dancers had assembled, the dance of the Ogres was danced first.
But to the other ogres she said: "The merchant has no string of pearls!
They rose and walked upon their feet And filled their bellies full of meat, Then wiped their lips when they had done-- But they were ogres every one.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ogres" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
