“The Red Ogre Who Cried” explained in 4 pictures

In the mountains, there lived a Red Ogre. Red Ogre was a very kind ogre. But the villagers thought, “Are ogres scary?” and they would not come close to him. Red Ogre felt lonely and said, “I wish I could be friends with everyone.”

🤔 How do you think Red Ogre feels?

Red Ogre had a good friend named Blue Ogre. Blue Ogre thought of something for Red Ogre. “I’ll pretend to do something a little troublesome. If you stop me, the villagers might notice how kind you are.” When Blue Ogre pretended to cause trouble, Red Ogre said kindly, “Everyone will be surprised, so let’s not do that.” The villagers understood and said, “Red Ogre is kind.”

After that, the villagers began to visit Red Ogre’s house. Everyone drank tea and ate sweets together, smiling happily. Red Ogre became very happy. “At last, I have friends!” But then Red Ogre suddenly wondered, “Huh? Where is Blue Ogre?”

🤔 Red Ogre is happy, but he is a little worried because Blue Ogre is not there. Why do you think that is?

When Red Ogre went to Blue Ogre’s house, he found a letter. The letter said this: “So that you can get along with the villagers, I will go far away for a while.” “But we will always be friends.” Red Ogre cried and cried. It was because he understood that Blue Ogre cared about him very much. Red Ogre’s tears were tears mixed with “thank you” and “I feel lonely.”

🤔 Why did Red Ogre cry? Was he only sad? Do you think he also felt thankful?