Red Ogre and Blue Ogre liked to sit in a tree and watch the village children play.

Once upon a time, there were two ogres who lived in the mountains of Japan. One ogre was red and the other was blue, so they called themselves Red Ogre and Blue Ogre. Red Ogre was all red: His earlobes were red, his knees were red, even the tip of his nose was red. Blue Ogre was as blue as Red Ogre was red: From his twisted brow to his clawed toes, he was nothing but blue. Blue, blue, blue.

Like all ogres, their eyes glinted gold; stubby, coarse horns sprouted out of their heads; and they wore tiger skins wrapped around their waists. Whenever they feasted, Red Ogre and Blue Ogre preyed upon the mightiest beasts of the jungle, leaving behind bones and blood.

Woodcutters would run away screaming if the ogres crossed their paths. Villagers would shudder to hear them cackle. The stories of their infamy spread far and wide. Yet, these stories were not really about Red Ogre and Blue Ogre, for they were not like other ogres.