I am writing this story to show others what I think happened to the penguins in earlier times. Don't get confused by all the names. There are lots of them.
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RICO
The chick shivered. He was in the warmest nest a penguin could make, yet he was still cold. He wanted to cry for his mother, but he knew she would not answer. She had gone looking for his father.
BANG!
A loud noise startled the chick.
"Mama!" He cried.
"I'm coming, Rico," his mother called back to him.
As his mother came into view, the chick noticed that her feathers were ruffled, and a reddish liquid was oozing out of her right wing.
"Mama, what happened," the chick asked. "Were's daddy?"
"It's those pesky humans. They took daddy," his mother said.
"What will they do to him?" Asked the chick.
"I don't know, Rico," said his mother, shaking her head. "I don't know."
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Over a year has passed, now. Next up, is Skipper's story.
SKIPPER
The young penguin swam silently, until he was very close. The he jumped out of the water, and landed on another penguin's back.
"Stop it!" The penguin cried. "How many times do I have to tell you, no sneak attacks!"
"Sorry, dad," said the smaller penguin. "I'm mad at that puffin."
"Oh, did he steal your food again, Skipper?" Asked his father.
"Yes," replied the young penguin. "Now I'm as hungry as an elephant."
"That's not good," his father replied. "This calls for a sneak attack!"
"Yeah!" Cried the younger penguin.
They both jumped into the water and swam towards the puffin's side of the habitat.
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RICO
"Come on, mom, please!" Pleaded Rico.
"No, I already said, it's too dangerous!" His mother replied.
"The incident with dad was a year ago," said Rico. "How come it's still not safe?"
"Because, Rico," his mother said. "Your father meant so much to me. So do you. I don't want to lose you, too."
"So, what's your point?"
"It's not safe to play in the field anymore."
"But, why?"
"I already told you!"
"Mom, dad is safe! I know it, I feel it. And I need to find him."
"It's too dangerous, Rico!"
"So is playing with a leaf. I'm going, and no one is going to stop me."
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SKIPPER
"Wow!" Said Skipper. "That was great!"
He and his father were in thier small sheltered part of the habitat.
"I know, right!" Said Skipper's father. "Did you see the face that puffin made when you jumped in front of him?"
"That was so cool! I thought his eyes were going to pop out of his head!" Skipper exclaimed.
"Feeding time!" the zookeeper cried.
Skipper ran out of the shelter, and to the main part of the habitat.
"Dad, are you coming?" He asked his father, who was still in the shelter.
"No, I'm not really hungry today," his father replied.
"Okay, but I'm still saving you a fish," said Skipper.
Then he walked away to get his meal.
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KOWALSKI
The chick lay awake, staring at the ceiling. He was bored of staying in the nest and doing nothing. He was also tired of hearing his brother snore.
The chick inched closer to his sister, who was still asleep. He used his flipper and started poking her. His sister took notice right away, and started poking her brother back.
The more the chick poked his sister, the more she poked back. Soon the chick got tired of this, and started hitting her lightly. She hit back, but harder. They ended up out of the nest, hitting, poking, and slapping each other.
Thier mother rushed over to them.
"Lucky, Lucy!" She exclaimed. "How many times do I have to tell you, no fighting!"
"Sorry, ma," said the chick, as he got up. "I was restless and bored."
"Well, next time your restless and bored, go tell your father. He'll make you sleep untill next Tuesday," his mother said.
"I'll make sure he remembers that," the chick's sister said.
"Okay, okay, I'll go back to sleep!" Said the chick.
He crawled back into the nest, and crossed his flippers.
"I don't get to do anything here," he said to himself. "This place is like a box, blocking me off from the rest of the world." A smile formed on the chick's face as he thought of something. "And tommorow I'm gonna try to get out."
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RICO
The chick shivered. He was in the warmest nest a penguin could make, yet he was still cold. He wanted to cry for his mother, but he knew she would not answer. She had gone looking for his father.
BANG!
A loud noise startled the chick.
"Mama!" He cried.
"I'm coming, Rico," his mother called back to him.
As his mother came into view, the chick noticed that her feathers were ruffled, and a reddish liquid was oozing out of her right wing.
"Mama, what happened," the chick asked. "Were's daddy?"
"It's those pesky humans. They took daddy," his mother said.
"What will they do to him?" Asked the chick.
"I don't know, Rico," said his mother, shaking her head. "I don't know."
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Over a year has passed, now. Next up, is Skipper's story.
SKIPPER
The young penguin swam silently, until he was very close. The he jumped out of the water, and landed on another penguin's back.
"Stop it!" The penguin cried. "How many times do I have to tell you, no sneak attacks!"
"Sorry, dad," said the smaller penguin. "I'm mad at that puffin."
"Oh, did he steal your food again, Skipper?" Asked his father.
"Yes," replied the young penguin. "Now I'm as hungry as an elephant."
"That's not good," his father replied. "This calls for a sneak attack!"
"Yeah!" Cried the younger penguin.
They both jumped into the water and swam towards the puffin's side of the habitat.
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RICO
"Come on, mom, please!" Pleaded Rico.
"No, I already said, it's too dangerous!" His mother replied.
"The incident with dad was a year ago," said Rico. "How come it's still not safe?"
"Because, Rico," his mother said. "Your father meant so much to me. So do you. I don't want to lose you, too."
"So, what's your point?"
"It's not safe to play in the field anymore."
"But, why?"
"I already told you!"
"Mom, dad is safe! I know it, I feel it. And I need to find him."
"It's too dangerous, Rico!"
"So is playing with a leaf. I'm going, and no one is going to stop me."
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SKIPPER
"Wow!" Said Skipper. "That was great!"
He and his father were in thier small sheltered part of the habitat.
"I know, right!" Said Skipper's father. "Did you see the face that puffin made when you jumped in front of him?"
"That was so cool! I thought his eyes were going to pop out of his head!" Skipper exclaimed.
"Feeding time!" the zookeeper cried.
Skipper ran out of the shelter, and to the main part of the habitat.
"Dad, are you coming?" He asked his father, who was still in the shelter.
"No, I'm not really hungry today," his father replied.
"Okay, but I'm still saving you a fish," said Skipper.
Then he walked away to get his meal.
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KOWALSKI
The chick lay awake, staring at the ceiling. He was bored of staying in the nest and doing nothing. He was also tired of hearing his brother snore.
The chick inched closer to his sister, who was still asleep. He used his flipper and started poking her. His sister took notice right away, and started poking her brother back.
The more the chick poked his sister, the more she poked back. Soon the chick got tired of this, and started hitting her lightly. She hit back, but harder. They ended up out of the nest, hitting, poking, and slapping each other.
Thier mother rushed over to them.
"Lucky, Lucy!" She exclaimed. "How many times do I have to tell you, no fighting!"
"Sorry, ma," said the chick, as he got up. "I was restless and bored."
"Well, next time your restless and bored, go tell your father. He'll make you sleep untill next Tuesday," his mother said.
"I'll make sure he remembers that," the chick's sister said.
"Okay, okay, I'll go back to sleep!" Said the chick.
He crawled back into the nest, and crossed his flippers.
"I don't get to do anything here," he said to himself. "This place is like a box, blocking me off from the rest of the world." A smile formed on the chick's face as he thought of something. "And tommorow I'm gonna try to get out."
