And so the game went on in this manner a throng of children playing keep-away from a bowling ball tossed back and forth between two plump ogres. The air filled with shrieks and cheers and shouts of laughter as daring players thrilled at the sport. That is all but the few poor souls knocked flat and captured. No laughter rose from behind bars because those in the birdcage knew what was in store. They would soon be lunch for a couple of hungry ogres. Now you might be thinking Waitdidnt Gavin call it fun when he was swallowed by a wolf earlier And didnt he tell that raven-haired girl it doesnt hurt to be swallowed whole by a bear All true all true. But heres a secret you might not know. Ogres chew their food. Luckily its only the first bite that stings.